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Innes Senior
Personal information
Born (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–24 Huddersfield Giants 58 22 0 0 88
2019(loan) → Workington Town 1 0 0 0 0
2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 8 4 0 0 16
2021(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 16 6 0 0 24
2023(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 8 5 0 0 20
2024(loan) → Castleford Tigers 29 17 0 0 68
2025– Castleford Tigers 8 4 0 0 16
Total 128 58 0 0 232
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Ireland 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]
As of 26 April 2025
RelativesLouis Senior (brother)

Innes Senior (born 30 May 2000) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

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

Background

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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

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Huddersfield Giants

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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)

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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)

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On 11 October 2023, it was announced that Senior would join Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan for the 2024 season,[9] in a swap deal with Elliot Wallis.[10] He was assigned squad number 5[11] and scored four tries during pre-season.[12] He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against Wigan Warriors,[13] and scored his first try in round 3 against Warrington Wolves.[14] In round 4, Senior scored two tries against his parent club Huddersfield,[15] and in round 7, he scored four tries against Salford Red Devils.[16] 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.[17] He finished the season as Castleford's top tryscorer with 17 tries, in addition to playing every minute of every game.[18]

Castleford Tigers

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Senior remained at Castleford for the 2025 season having signed a two-year deal in May 2024.[17] He scored his first try of the campaign away at Leeds Rhinos in round 3 with a 75-metre break down the touchline.[19] In round 6 against Hull, Senior was controversially sin-binned for adjudged head contact with Cade Cust and received a two-match ban.[20][21][22] He made his return from suspension against former club Huddersfield, scoring two tries in a man-of-the-match display.[23][24]

Club statistics

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Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier App T G DG Pts
Huddersfield Giants 2018 Super League 8 4 0 0 16
2019 Super League 18 4 0 0 16
2022 Super League 26 12 0 0 48
2023 Super League 6 2 0 0 8
Total 58 22 0 0 88
→ Workington Town (loan) 2019 League 1 1 0 0 0 0
→ Wakefield Trinity (loan) 2020 Super League 8 4 0 0 16
2021 Super League 16 6 0 0 24
2023 Super League 8 5 0 0 20
Total 32 15 0 0 60
Castleford Tigers 2024[a] Super League 29 17 0 0 68
2025 Super League 8 4 0 0 16
Total 37 21 0 0 84
Career total 128 58 0 0 232
As of match played 26 April 2025
  1. ^ On loan from Huddersfield in 2024 before joining permanently in 2025

References

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  1. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Early Seniors' service for Huddersfield Giants comes as welcome surprise". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Catalans Dragons v Huddersfield Giants". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023". www.totalrl.com. 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Innes Senior: Wakefield Trinity sign Huddersfield Giants winger on loan for 2021 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Super League: Wakefield Trinity 42-6 Warrington Wolves - Innes Senior claims four tries in victory". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Castleford Tigers and Huddersfield Giants agree swap deal for wing pair". Love Rugby League. 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield Giants swap Innes Senior for Castleford Tigers' Elliot Wallis". BBC Sport. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (20 January 2024). "Castleford Tigers 2024 squad numbers: 11 new signings receive their jerseys, with 31 shirts handed out". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ Shaw, Matthew (21 January 2024). "Four key takeaways after Castleford Tigers and London Broncos can't be split". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  13. ^ Freeman, Jay (17 February 2024). "Super League: Castleford Tigers 4-32 Wigan Warriors - Reigning champions begin with hard-earned win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 30-8 Castleford Tigers - Comfortable win for Wire". BBC Sport. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Super League: Castleford 8-50 Huddersfield - Tigers suffer fourth straight loss to nine-try Giants". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 36-24 Salford Red Devils - Cas get first win of season". BBC Sport. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Senior twins signs Castleford contracts". BBC Sport. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  18. ^ Chapman Coombe, Louis (22 September 2024). "Castleford Tigers' eye-catching potential line-up for 2025 if all rumoured targets sign". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  19. ^ Lanigan, Adam (2 March 2025). "Leeds cruise to victory over struggling Castleford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  20. ^ Jackson, Will (27 March 2025). "'Disgrace' – Rugby League fans say the same thing after controversial Castleford Tigers v Hull FC decision". Serious About Rugby League. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  21. ^ O'Brien, James (31 March 2025). "Castleford Tigers winger Innes Senior banned and Hull FC players charged following latest disciplinary review". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  22. ^ Walker, Callum (1 April 2025). "Castleford Tigers make appeal decision on Innes Senior ban". TotalRL. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  23. ^ Cresswell, Matthew (26 April 2025). "Five-try Castleford thrash dismal Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  24. ^ Shaw, Matthew (26 April 2025). "Castleford Tigers player ratings as Innes Senior haunts former club". All Out Rugby League. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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