Kurt Haggerty(born 8 January 1989) is a professionalrugby leaguecoach who is the assistant coach for theSalford Red Devilsin theSuper League.He played in the 2000s and 2010s as asecond-rowandloose forward.
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| Full name | Kurt Derek Haggerty[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1989 St Helens,Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row,Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Roy Haggerty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Gareth Haggerty(brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a player, he played for theBradford Bulls,Leigh Centurions,Widnes Vikingsand theBarrow Raidersat club level andIrelandat international level, and was part of the Ireland squad at the2013 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
Background
editHe is the son of formerSt HelensplayerRoy Haggerty.
Playing career
editHaggerty began his career at theLeigh Centurionsand played in theChampionshipfor the Leigh Centurions,Widnes Vikings,Barrow Raidersand theBradford Bulls.He played one season in theSuper Leaguewith the Widnes Vikings, making 14 appearances.[5]
He made his début forIrelandin 2012 and was a member of the squad for the2013 Rugby League World Cup,making one appearance from the bench at the tournament in their defeat byFiji.
At the end of the 2016 season Haggerty retired from playing at the age of 27 in order to take up a coaching role withToronto Wolfpack.[6]
Coaching career
editIn 2013 whilst a player for the Barrow Raiders, Haggerty was appointed head coach of leading amateur club,Pilkington Recscompeting 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 theToronto Wolfpackfor their inaugural season in 2016.[citation needed]
On 2 June 2021, assistant coach Haggerty was made interim head coach of theLeigh CenturionsafterJohn Duffyleft by mutual consent. Leigh had lost their opening eight matches at the time of his appointment.[7]
On 23 August 2021, Leigh recorded their first victory under Haggerty in the2021 Super League seasonafter losing the previous 16 matches in the competition beatingSalford32-22.[8] Despite that, they were already relegated from Super League. Leigh finished the season with only two wins from 22 matches.[9]
References
edit- ^FreeBMD Entry Information
- ^loverugbyleague
- ^Rugby League Project
- ^"Rugby League World Cup 2013: Ireland name 24-man squad".BBC Sport.3 October 2013.Retrieved23 October2013.
- ^Heppenstall, Ross (16 November 2015)."Bradford Bulls hand Kurt Haggerty one-year deal following Leigh exit".Telegraph & Argus.Retrieved6 March2016.
- ^Kurt Haggerty Joins Wolfpack Coaching Staff
- ^"John Duffy: Leigh Centurions head coach leaves after winless Super League start".BBC Sport.2 June 2021.Retrieved3 June2021.
- ^"Leigh 32-22 Salford: Centurions claim first win of the season".www.skysports.com.
- ^"Huddersfield Giants 42-24 Leigh Centurions".www.bbc.co.uk.
