Lee Finnerty Explained

Lee Finnerty
Birth Date:30 April 1978
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Halifax Blue Sox
Year1start:2003
Appearances1:20
Tries1:5
Goals1:2
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:24
Source:[1]

Lee Finnerty (born 30 April 1978) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played professionally for the Halifax Blue Sox.[1]

Playing career

Finnerty joined the Marist Richmond Brothers in 2000 with the launch of the Bartercard Cup.[2]

Finnerty played for the Mt Albert Lions in the 2001 and 2002 Bartercard Cups and was part of the team that won the 2002 grand final.[3]

Finnerty joined the Halifax Blue Sox for the 2003 season of the Super League.[4] The team was relegated at the end of the year and Finnerty left the club.[5]

Finnerty instead returned to the Bartercard Cup a new team, the Counties Manukau Jetz.[6] In 2004 he was bought in by Bob Bailey to play several matches for Moscow Dynamo in their Challenge Cup challenge.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Finnerty Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. News: Rugby League: Bears' migration adds some bite to clash. Jessup, Peter. 8 March 2001. The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2011.
  3. News: Rugby League: Big game fitting Carlaw finale. Jessup, Peter. 16 September 2002. The New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2011.
  4. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/squads/ 2003 Super League squads
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/3150673.stm O'Neill guides Widnes to win
  6. http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=19316 Stallions Gallop over Jetz
  7. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+League:+Goulding's+red+alert.-a0112948543 Goulding's red alert