Innes Senior

Innes Senior (born 30 May 2000) is an international rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League.

He has previously played for Huddersfield Giants and Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan at Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and at Workington Town in League 1.

Background Senior was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

Along with his twin brother Louis, Innes is a product of the Giants' academy system and both made their first team debuts over Easter 2018.

Career Huddersfield Giants In 2018, he made his Super League début for the Huddersfield Giants against the Catalans Dragons. His twin brother Louis had made his début in the previous game against Leeds.

Senior became the first player born in or after the year 2000 to score in the Super League when he scored a try for the Huddersfield club against Castleford in April 2018.

On 28 May 2022, Senior played for Huddersfield in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final loss to Wigan.

Senior was limited to only six games with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.

Wakefield Trinity (loan) On 17 December 2020, it was announced that Wakefield Trinity and Huddersfield had agreed to extend Senior's loan period to cover the 2021 season.

In round 20 of the 2023 Super League season, Senior scored four tries for Wakefield Trinity as they upset Warrington 42-6.

Castleford Tigers (loan) On 11 October 2023, it was announced that Senior would join Castleford Tigers on a season-long loan for the 2024 season, in a swap deal with Elliot Wallis. He was assigned squad number 5 and scored four tries during pre-season. He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against Wigan Warriors, and scored his first try in round 3 against Warrington Wolves. In round 4, Senior scored two tries against his parent club Huddersfield, and in round 7, he scored four tries against Salford Red Devils. In May, Innes signed a two-year deal to remain with Castleford from the 2025 season alongside his twin brother Louis, who had also joined Castleford on loan a month prior. He finished the season as Castleford's top tryscorer with 17 tries, in addition to playing every minute of every game.

Castleford Tigers Senior remained at Castleford for the 2025 season having signed a two-year deal in May 2024. In round 6 against Hull, Senior was controversially sin-binned for adjudged head contact with Cade Cust and received a two-match ban. He made his return from suspension against former club Huddersfield, scoring two tries in a man-of-the-match display.

On 9 October 2025, it was announced that Senior had left Castleford Tigers one year early ahead of a subsequent transfer to Leigh Leopards.

Leigh Leopards On 18 October 2025 it was reported that he had signed a 2-year deal to join Leigh Leopards for 2026

Club statistics

+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year Club Season Tier Huddersfield Giants 2018 Super League 8 4 0 0 16 2019 Super League 18 4 0 0 16 2022 Super League 26 12 0 0 48 2023 Super League 6 2 0 0 8 Total 58 22 0 0 88 → Workington Town (loan) 2019 League 1 1 0 0 0 0 → Wakefield Trinity (loan) 2020 Super League 8 4 0 0 16 2021 Super League 16 6 0 0 24 2023 Super League 8 5 0 0 20 Total 32 15 0 0 60 Castleford Tigers 2024 Super League 29 17 0 0 68 2025 Super League 16 7 0 0 28 Total 45 24 0 0 96 Leigh Leopards 2026 Super League 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 136 61 0 0 244