Steve Simpson (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nickname | Simmo | |||||
| Born | 27 September 1979 Maitland, Australia |
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| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Prop, Lock | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1999–2010 | Newcastle Knights | 216 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2001–05 | Country Origin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–08 | New South Wales | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–07 | Australia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 8 July 2010 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Steve Simpson (born 27 September 1979 in Maitland, New South Wales) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer. He played his whole career for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He has also been selected to represent Country Origin, New South Wales and Australia. He primarily plays at second-row.
Simpson was first selected to represent New South Wales as a second-rower for all three games of the 2002 State of Origin series.
Simpson made his test debut in Australia's 64–10 defeat of Great Britain in July, 2002. At the end of the 2003 NRL season, he went on the 2003 Kangaroo tour.
Injuries prevented Simpson from being available for the 2003 and 2004 State of Origin series, he played in all games of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 series. He also participated in the 2006 and 2007 ANZAC Tests against New Zealand.
In August, 2008, Simpson was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[1][2] He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.[3] However, he did not play in the match after withdrawing with injury.[4]
He was offered to play for the Ireland national rugby league team in the 2008 Rugby World Cup but declined.[5]
On the 10th of August 2010, Simpson announced his retirement after an ongoing knee injury did not respond well to treatment.[6] In his career Simpson has played 216 games and scored 32 tries.
[edit] References
- Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ Balym, Todd (2009-05-03). "Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection". Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25422326-5016947,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "St George Illawarra five-eighth Jamie Soward called up for Country". Fox Sports. 2009-05-04. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25426010-5016947,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/knights-star-steve-simpson-chooses-family-before-country/1232037.aspx
- ^ http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=28884&title=simpson-announces-retirement
[edit] External links
- Newcastle Knights profile
- Steve Simpson NRL Player Profile
- Steve Simpson (rugby league) at the State of Origin official website.
- Steve Simpson at the Rugby League Project
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- 1979 births
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Cessnock Goannas players
- New South Wales Country rugby league team players
- Newcastle Knights players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Newcastle Knights captains
- Living people
