Simon Woolford


Simon Woolford is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and a former player.
He played in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, and represented Country in the City vs Country Origin match in 2002.

Background

Woolford was born in Young, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

He played for the Canberra Raiders and St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. He primarily played as a. He made his first grade debut for Canberra on 29 May 1994 in round 11 of the season. He played for NSW Country in the City vs Country Origin match in 2002.

Coaching career

Woolford coached the Queanbeyan Blues in the Canberra Rugby League competition. In 2015 he was suspended for nine months after breaking the window of the coaching box. This was later overturned in a retrial and a suspended sentence of 3 months was handed out. In 2016, Woolford began coaching the Newcastle Intrust Super Premiership NSW side and in 2017 took the club to the finals.
On 29 April 2018 Woolford was announced as the new Head Coach of Huddersfield Giants in Super league on a two and half year deal. He took over form Chris Thorman, who had been in charge on an interim basis following the sacking of Rick Stone earlier in the season.