Innes Senior Explained

Innes Senior
Birth Date:2000 5, df=y
Birth Place:Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height:1.94abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weight:102abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Club1:Huddersfield Giants
Year1start:2018
Year1end:present
Appearances1:58
Tries1:22
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:88
Year2start:2019
Appearances2:1
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Year3start:2020
Appearances3:8
Tries3:4
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:16
Year4start:2021
Appearances4:16
Tries4:6
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:24
Year5start:2023
Appearances5:8
Tries5:5
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:20
Year6start:2024
Appearances6:19
Tries6:16
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:64
Yearastart:2022
Yearaend:present
Appearancesa:3
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:4
New:yes
Source:[1] [2]
Updated:12 July 2024

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

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

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 Huddersfield Giants against the Catalans Dragons.[4] His twin brother Louis had 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.

On 28 May 2022, Senior played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

In round 20 of the 2023 Super League season, Senior scored four tries for Wakefield Trinity as they upset Warrington 42-6.[8]

Castleford Tigers (loan)

On 11 October 2023, it was announced that Senior would join the Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan for the 2024 season.[9] He was assigned squad number 5[10] and scored four tries during pre-season.[11] He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the Wigan Warriors,[12] and scored his first try in round 3 against the Warrington Wolves.[13] In round 4, he scored two tries against his parent club Huddersfield.[14] Senior scored four tries in round 7 against the Salford Red Devils.[15] In May, Innes signed a two-year deal to remain with Castleford from the 2025 season alongside his twin brother Louis who had also joined Castleford on loan weeks prior.[16]

Club statistics

Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier
Huddersfield Giants2018Super League8 4 0 0 16
2019Super League18 4 0 0 16
2022Super League26 12 0 0 48
2023Super League6 2 0 0 8
Total58 22 0 0 88
Workington Town (loan)2019League 11 0 0 0 0
Wakefield Trinity (loan)2020Super League8 4 0 0 16
2021Super League16 6 0 0 24
2023Super League8 5 0 0 20
Total32 15 0 0 60
Castleford Tigers2024Super League19 16 0 0 64
Career total110 53 0 0 212

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/playersummary.php?tselect=5543 RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Innes-Senior/summary.html Rugby League Project
  3. News: Early Seniors' service for Huddersfield Giants comes as welcome surprise . Yorkshire Post. 27 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants. BBC. BBC Sport. 2 April 2018.
  5. Web site: 26 May 2022 . Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors . 28 May 2022 . BBC Sport.
  6. Web site: 29 September 2023 . Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023 . www.totalrl.com.
  7. News: Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season. BBC Sport . 17 December 2020.
  8. News: Super League: Wakefield Trinity 42-6 Warrington Wolves - Innes Senior claims four tries in victory. BBC Sport .
  9. Web site: Love Rugby League. 11 Oct 2023. Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants agree swap deal for wing pair.
  10. Web site: Darbyshire . Drew . 20 January 2024 . Castleford Tigers 2024 squad numbers: 11 new signings receive their jerseys, with 31 shirts handed out . 25 February 2024 . Love Rugby League.
  11. Web site: Shaw . Matthew . 21 January 2024 . Four key takeaways after Castleford Tigers and London Broncos can't be split . 25 February 2024 . Yorkshire Live.
  12. Web site: Freeman . Jay . 17 February 2024 . Super League: Castleford Tigers 4-32 Wigan Warriors - Reigning champions begin with hard-earned win . 25 February 2024 . BBC Sport.
  13. Web site: 1 March 2024 . Super League: Warrington Wolves 30-8 Castleford Tigers - Comfortable win for Wire . 2 March 2024 . BBC Sport.
  14. News: Super League: Castleford 8-50 Huddersfield - Tigers suffer fourth straight loss to nine-try Giants. www.bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2024.
  15. News: 5 April 2024 . Super League: Castleford Tigers 36-24 Salford Red Devils - Cas get first win of season . 6 April 2024 . BBC Sport.
  16. Web site: 22 May 2024 . Senior twins signs Castleford contracts . 18 July 2024 . BBC Sport.