Vinny Finigan

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Vinny Finigan
Personal information
Born (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 33)
Oldham, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–11 Bradford Bulls 540016
2011–13 Sheffield Eagles 542500100
2013(loan)Dewsbury Rams 20000
2014 Batley Bulldogs 1650020
2015 Hunslet Hawks 1430012
2015(DR)Hemel Stags 22008
2016–17 Keighley Cougars 27140056
2018– London Skolars 18100040
Total1386300252
Source: [2] [3]
As of 17 May 2018

Vinny Finigan (born 4 August 1989), also known by the nickname of "Fini", is an English professional, rugby league footballer who plays for London Skolars. He is of Irish descent. [4]

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Bradford bulls

Vinny Finigan is a product of the Bradford Academy.

Finigan made his début in Round 22 (Salford) of the 2010 Season on the wing, in place of the injured Stuart Reardon. He played for the rest of the season including Round 27 (Wigan). Finigan scored against Salford (2 tries) and Hull Kingston Rovers (2 tries). At the end of the 2010 season Finigan was given a professional contract keeping him at Bradford for another year.

In 2011 Finigan featured in three of the four pre-season games. He played against Halifax, Dewsbury and Keighley. Finigan scored against Dewsbury (2 tries) and Keighley (1 try).

He was not selected to play in any of the league or cup games this season. Finigan was dual registered with Championship side Sheffield Eagles.

Sheffield Eagles

Finigan was released from Bradford and he signed for Championship side Sheffield Eagles on a one-year deal. He signed an extension to his contract at the end of the year and played for two seasons for the Eagles.

Batley Bulldogs

After leaving Sheffield at the end of 2013, Finnigan joined Batley for the 2014 season. After a single season he moved to Hunslet Hawks

Hunslet Hawks

Three tries in 14 appearances during the 2015 season were all the appearances made by Finnigan for Hunslet as the club were relegated from the Championship to League 1. He also appeared twice for Hemel Stags on loan scoring two tries.

Keighley Cougars

Finigan signed for Keighley in October 2015. [5] Scoring 9 tries in 13 games during the 2016 season, he extended his contract for 2017 but was released towards the end of the 2017 season. [6]

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  5. "Keighley Cougars sign Vinny Finigan after snapping up Hawkyard brothers". Keighley News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "Vinny Finigan released". Keighley Cougars. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)