Twins have boss Watto seeing double on wing
PAIR BATTLE IT OUT FOR PLACE ON LEFT
THEY are twins, they are mates, they live together and they play for the same team. But now Huddersfield Giants’ Innes and Louis Senior are taking sibling rivalry to another level.
The tall, strapping, 21-year-olds both came through the academy system of their home-town club to show their quality. Both as wingers.
However, with England star Jermaine McGillvary on the right flank, two into one simply does not go on the left.
Innes, who spent the last two seasons on loan at Wakefield, currently has the role in Ian Watson’s side. However, he knows his brother is always snapping at his heels.
What is that dynamic like? He explained: “I’ve been playing so I’ve not had that frustration that Louis might have. But we’re both really quite happy if the other’s playing well as it reflects well on both of us.
“Because we’re twins, if people see a good performance from one, they think the other’s good as well so really we’re rooting for each other selfishly and as family. We both played the first game of the season against Toulouse and for the second (when McGillvary was fit), Watto was unsure who to play right up until the day before. I just edged out Louis. After that, I’ve been just lucky to play pretty consistently well. But Louis’ been pretty unlucky: I could just have easily been in the same situation.”
The pair still live with their parents at Meltham near Huddersfield and understandably have always been close.
“We’ve always been mates as well as brothers,” said Innes, as the Giants prepare for Saturday’s Challenge Cup semifinal against Hull KR at Elland Road.
“We’ve the same friends outside of rugby and always grew up with the same mates. We never argue. We’re hoping to move out towards the end of the year but not together – we’ve got girlfriends so we’ll be moving out with them!”
On his own battle to get in to the side,