Kurt Haggerty

Kurt Haggerty (born 8 January 1989), also known by the nicknames of "Haggy", "Jaggy", "La Conka", and "Web ", is a rugby league coach and former player. He is an assistant coach at the Toronto Wolfpack. As a player, he played for the Bradford Bulls, Leigh Centurions, Widnes Vikings and the Barrow Raiders at club level and Ireland at international level, and was part of the Ireland squad at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[3] He is the son of former St. Helens player Roy Haggerty.

Kurt Haggerty
Personal information
Born (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989
St. Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Leigh Centurions 9 3 0 0 12
2010 Blackpool Panthers 18 5 0 0 20
2010–12 Widnes Vikings 41 8 9 0 50
2013 Barrow Raiders 26 9 58 0 152
2014–15 Leigh Centurions 44 10 1 1 43
2016 Bradford Bulls 25 5 2 1 25
Total 163 40 70 2 302
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 Ireland 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2013–16 Pilkington Recs 101 73 4 24 72
As of 2 October 2016
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

Haggerty began his career at the Leigh Centurions and played in the Championship for the Leigh Centurions, Widnes Vikings, Barrow Raiders and the Bradford Bulls. He played one season in the Super League with the Widnes Vikings, making 14 appearances.[4]

He made his début for Ireland in 2012 and was a member of the squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, making one appearance from the bench at the tournament in their defeat by Fiji.

At the end of the 2016 season Haggerty retired from playing at the age of 27 in order to take up a coaching role with Toronto Wolfpack.[5]

Coaching career

In 2013 while a player for Barrow Raiders Haggerty was appointed head coach of leading amateur club, Pilkington Recs competing in the National Conference League in Division 3. In 2013 he led the team to promotion to Division 2. In 2014 he repeated this success with promotion to Division 1. On 17 October 2015, the team secured their 3rd consecutive promotion, to move into the Premier Division in 2016. In February 2016 he guided the team to their first ever Challenge Cup win over professional opposition, beating London Skolars 13-0 in the Third Round. Haggerty was appointed assistant coach of Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2016.

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References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Rugby League World Cup 2013: Ireland name 24-man squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. Heppenstall, Ross (16 November 2015). "Bradford Bulls hand Kurt Haggerty one-year deal following Leigh exit". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. Kurt Haggerty Joins Wolfpack Coaching Staff
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