Innes Senior

Innes Senior (born 30 May 2000) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for Castleford Tigers, on season-long loan from Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League.

Innes Senior
Personal information
Born (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Huddersfield Giants 58 22 0 0 88
2019(loan) → Workington Town 1 0 0 0 0
2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 7 4 0 0 16
2021(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 15 6 0 0 24
2023(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 8 5 0 0 20
2024(loan) → Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 89 37 0 0 148
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Ireland 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 11 October 2023

He has spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Workington Town in Betfred League 1, and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

Background

Senior was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Along with his twin brother Louis, Innes is a product of the Giants' academy system and both made their first team debuts over Easter 2018.[3]

Career

Huddersfield Giants

In 2018 he made his Super League début for the Giants against the Catalans Dragons.[4] His twin Brother, Louis, made his début in the previous game against Leeds.

Senior became the first player born in or after the year 2000 to score in the Super League when he scored a try for the Huddersfield club against Castleford in April 2018.

Wakefield Trinity (loan)

On 17 December 2020, it was announced that Wakefield Trinity and Huddersfield had agreed to extend Senior's loan period to cover the 2021 season.[5] On 28 May 2022, Senior played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.[6] In round 20 of the 2023 Super League season, Senior scored four tries for Wakefield Trinity as they upset Warrington 42-6.[7] Senior was limited to only six games with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.[8]

Castleford Tigers (loan)

On 11 Oct 2023 it was announced that he had joined Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan for the 2024 season[9]

References
  1. "Player Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Early Seniors' service for Huddersfield Giants comes as welcome surprise". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. "Super League: Wakefield Trinity 42-6 Warrington Wolves - Innes Senior claims four tries in victory". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023". www.totalrl.com.
  9. "Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants agree swap deal for wing pair". Love Rugby League. 11 October 2023.
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