Scott Grix
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| Born | 1 May 1984 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Grix (born 1 May 1984 in Halifax) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer for Wakefield Trinity of Super League. A former Ireland captain, he previously played at club level for Halifax, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Limoux, Warrington, Leigh, Widnes and Wakefield Trinity. He is the older brother of Simon Grix.
International career
Grix is an Irish international, making his début in 2006 against Russia.[2] He was named as captain of the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and was one of his countries better players in the tournament.[3]
He later relinquished the captaincy to Liam Finn, however he continued to feature for Ireland and was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
In October and November 2015, Grix played in the 2015 European Cup.
In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[4]
References
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Scott Grix". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Scott Grix". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
External links
- 1984 births
- English rugby league players
- English people of Irish descent
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Leigh Centurions players
- Doncaster RLFC players
- Halifax RLFC players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Sportspeople from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Living people