in the season and played in both of the Wests Tigers' semis appearances. St Helens It was confirmed on 19 July 2011 that St Helens had signed Flanagan on a 2-year contract, he made the move before the start of the 2012 season. The move meant that Flanagan was reunited with Head Coach Royce Simmons who he previously worked with at West Tigers. St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Flanagan was selected to play at scrum-half in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. Salford Flanagan left St Helens at the end of the 2015 season to join Salford, where he was reunited with his former Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens. He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford. On 24 September 2020 Flanaghan confirmed his intention to retire at the end of the 2020 season. On 17 October 2020, he played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat for Salford against Leeds at Wembley Stadium. Personal life In 2015, Flanagan opened an independent coffee shop with former Saints team mate Jon Wilkin in Manchester city centre. Mark married in Barcelona at the iconic Santa Maria Del Mar on 2 December 2017. Mark is the son of former GB international Terry Flanaghan MBE . References External links Salford Red Devils profile (archived by web.archive.org) Wests Tigers profile Mark Flanagan 2010 Statistics SL profile Saints Heritage Society profile (archived by web.archive.org) Wigan sign Mark Flanagan (archived by web.archive.org) Official Wigan Warriors's First Team Mark Flanagan Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite. 1987 births Living people Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players Bradford Bulls players England Knights national rugby league team players English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Oldham Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players St Helens R.F.C. players Wests Tigers players Wigan Warriors players