Bailey Simonsson
 Simonsson during a match for Mounties, March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bailey George Simonsson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1998 Mona Vale, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bailey Simonsson (born 18 February 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
He has played for the New Zealand rugby 7s team.
Background
Simonsson was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Maori heritage through his father and European heritage through his mother. His father Paul played for New Zealand in rugby union and also for the North Sydney Bears from 1991-2.
Career
Simonsson made his first grade debut in Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against the Gold Coast Titans scoring a try in a 21-0 victory.[1][2] In Round 20 against the New Zealand Warriors, Simonsson scored 2 tries as Canberra won the match 46-12 at Mount Smart Stadium.[3]
In the 2019 qualifying final, Simonsson scored a try as Canberra staged a shock 12-10 victory over minor premiers Melbourne at AAMI Park to secure a home preliminary final.[4] Simonsson played from the bench in the 2019 NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters in which Canberra were defeated 14-8 at ANZ Stadium. It was Canberra's first grand final appearance in 25 years.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders sink Gold Coast Titans in wet". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Raiders run riot as Warriors crumble at home". NRL.
- ^ "Raiders upset Storm to advance to NRL preliminary final". The Guardian.
- ^ "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
- ^ "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
- ^ "How Ricky Stuart reacted to grand final 'six-again' refereeing shocker". WWOS.