Phil Sigsworth

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 31st January, 1959
Current Age
65 years and 57 days

Awards & Accolades

RLW Player of the Year
1983

Known Family Links

Brother
Ron Sigsworth

Biography

Graded as a 16-year-old in 1976, Sigsworth went back to the Newtown juniors for two seasons before returning to the club's U’23s team. A capable utility player, Sigsworth was originally a five-eighth who settled into the fullback role. Coming back from a broken jaw injury in 1980 he had a memorable 1981 season debuting for NSW, making his sole Test appearance as a reserve against France and playing in the club’s grand final loss against P’matta. The following year Sigsworth was involved in an infamous in-goal bungle with winger Phillip Duke which resulted in Wally Lewis scoring the winning try in the second State of Origin match. At Manly in 1983, Sigsworth was the club's sole try-scorer in the grand final loss to P’matta (as a centre) and finished second runner up in 'Dally M' Player of the Year polling. He battled knee injuries during the remainder of his career but linked with former coach Warren Ryan at C’bury in the mid 1980s. In the 1986 grand final he became the first player in 24 years to be sent off when he caught Brett Kenny in a high, reflex tackle in the club's 4-2 loss to P’matta. Sigsworth was the assistant coach to Tom Raudonikis at Wests in the late 1990s and continued in this role under Wayne Pearce with the merged W’Tigers in 2000 until replaced by in-coming coach Terry Lamb.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
Challenge Cup 3 2 1 0 66.67% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Hull 1996 3 2 1 0 66.67% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Hull FC 1996 3 2 1 0 66.67% List

Your Say

  • Polymath
    17/05/2012

    Nickname was "What's-a-packet-of" (possibly inspired by one of the various tobacco manufacturers who provided financial backing for NSWRL during Sigsworth's era).

  • Paul Carter
    09/08/2012

    In 1983 Sigsworth was the Rugby League Week player of the year.

  • Anonymous
    11/08/2016

    Nic name given to him by H.G and Roy ,also coached HULL to a English tile

  • Phil Sigsworth
    07/09/2022

    I played 5 games for NSW.
    2 State games before Origin Series in 1981-Jets
    1 Origin game in 1981-Newtown Jets
    1 Origin game in 1982- Newtown Jets
    1 Origin game in 1983-Manly Eagles.

    Please adjust & Thanks Phil Sigsworth

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88