John Duffy (rugby league)

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John Duffy
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Personal information
Full nameJohn Duffy
Born (1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 (age 44)
Platt Bridge, Greater Manchester, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997–99 Warrington Wolves 260000
2000 Salford City Reds 140113
2001 Leigh Centurions 2630012
2002 Chorley Lynx 102008
2002–05 Leigh Centurions 10134183175
2006–08 Whitehaven 5621130110
2008–09 Widnes Vikings 49100040
2010–12 Leigh Centurions 68142060
Total35084344408
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997–12 Scotland 617018
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2014–17 Swinton Lions
2017–18 Featherstone Rovers 25131952
2019–21 Leigh Centurions 472602155
Total723913054
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2018 Scotland 30030
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 12 October 2023

John Duffy (born 2 July 1980) was the head coach of the Leigh Centurions in the Super League, and is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half , stand-off and hooker in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. [2] [3]

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Duffy played for the Leigh Centurions, Salford City Reds and Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and also for Whitehaven. He was a Scotland international.

He has held the position of head coach at the Swinton Lions and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.

Background

Duffy was born in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Career

Duffy became Super League's youngest débutant when he made his Warrington Wolves début at the age of 16. [4]

He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [5] [6] and was part of the coaching staff for their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. [7]

In June 2014, he was appointed head coach of Swinton Lions in the wake of Lions' player coach Ian Watson's departure to become Salford's assistant coach.

On 17 July 2017, Duffy resigned from Swinton after what had been a traumatic season for all concerned in the club. He immediately took up a new post with Featherstone Rovers after their coach Jon Sharp left the club.

On 2 June 2021, it was announced that Duffy had parted with Leigh Centurions as head coach, by mutual consent after Leigh started the 2021 Super League season with eight straight defeats. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project Coaching
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Briers' GB snub mystifies Duffy". BBC. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: John Duffy joins Scots' coaching staff". BBC. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "John Duffy: Leigh Centurions head coach leaves after winless Super League start". BBC Sport. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.


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