Liam Finn: Newcastle Thunder to sign Wakefield Trinity half-back for 2019
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Liam Finn has captained Ireland at the 2013 and 2017 World Cups
Ireland international half-back Liam Finn will join Newcastle Thunder as a player for 2019, and take up a coaching position at current club Wakefield.
The 34-year-old, who has played more than 400 first-grade games and featured at three World Cups, will extend his playing career at Kingston Park.
Finn is currently on loan to Widnes, his sixth club in a career which took in Featherstone and Castleford stints.
"I'm looking forward to getting started," he told BBC Newcastle.
"It's a new challenge, something a bit different for me being outside the rugby league heartlands.
"When I'd spoken to Jason [Payne - head coach] he sold me the club, what they're trying to achieve, how they've built from the ground up and now the time is right to have a crack at getting out of League One.
"His vision for the club really appealed to me."