Sean Long

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. An England and Great Britain 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.

For Irish footballer, see Sean Long (footballer).

Sean Long
Personal information
Full nameSean Bernard Long
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
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 F.C. 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 2 2 0 0 100
Total 24 21 0 3 88
Source:

He has also been the head-coach of Featherstone Rovers.

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