Sean Long

For Irish footballer, see Sean Long (footballer).

Sean Long
Personal information
Full nameSean Bernard Long[1]
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 48)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)[3]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–97 Wigan Warriors 12 2 2 0 12
1997 Widnes Vikings 9 2 13 1 35
1997–09 St Helens 343 156 989 23 2625
2010–11 Hull FC 22 6 0 0 24
Total 386 166 1004 24 2696
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–06 Great Britain 14 4 14 1 45
2000 England 5 2 5 0 18
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Preston Grasshoppers
2017 Orrell R.U.F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2023 Featherstone Rovers 22 19 0 3 86
2024– Oldham 24 22 0 2 92
Total 46 41 0 5 89
Source: [4][5][6][7]
As of 1 Sep 2024

Sean Bernard Long (born 24 September 1976), also known by the nickname of "Longy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer, who is the current head coach of Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1. He has played in the 1990s and 2000s.[8] An England[6] and Great Britain[7] international scrum-half, Long is regarded by many as one of the finest British players of his generation. He began his career with the Wigan Warriors, and also played for the Widnes Vikings and Hull FC, but is best known for his time playing for St Helens in the Super League with whom he won a total of four Super League championships and five Challenge Cups, as well as numerous individual accolades including the Man of Steel award, and three Lance Todd Trophies.

He has also been the head-coach of Featherstone Rovers and latterly Oldham RLFC.

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  2. ^ "Preview: 1st Ashes Test - Australia v Great Britain". leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Hull F.C." web page. Hull F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Player Summary: Sean Long". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "St Helens' Sean Long agrees deal to join Hull at the end of the season". The Guardian. London. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2010.