Vinny Finigan (born ), also known by the

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of "Fini", is an English professional,

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footballer who plays for

London Skolars The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an ...

. He is of Irish descent.

Bradford bulls

Vinny Finigan is a product of the Bradford Academy. Finigan made his début in Round 22 (

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

) of the 2010 Season on the wing, in place of the injured

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. He played for the rest of the season including Round 27 (

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

). Finigan scored against

(2 tries) and

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

(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 Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...

and

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...

. Finigan scored against Dewsbury (2 tries) and Keighley (1 try). He was not selected to play in any of the league or cup game this season. Finigan was dual registered with

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side

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Championship (rugby league), Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their forme ...

Sheffield Eagles

Finigan was released from Bradford and he signed for

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 R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the 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 Hemel Stags are an amateur rugby league club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. They were semi-professional and played in Betfred League 1 from 2013 until 2018. They withdrew from the professional system when their licence was purchased ...

on loan scoring two tries.

Keighley Cougars

Finigan signed for Keighley in October 2015. 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.

References

1989 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Bradford Bulls players Dewsbury Rams players English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Hemel Stags players Hunslet R.L.F.C. players Keighley Cougars players London Skolars players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Oldham Rugby league wingers Sheffield Eagles players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub