Simon Grix
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| Born | 28 September 1985 Halifax, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Second-row, Centre, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 8 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Grix (born 28 September 1985) is an Irish international rugby league player for Halifax in the Kingstone Press Championship. Simon Grix's position of choice is second row, although he can feature in a range of other positions.
Halifax
Grix began his career at Halifax spending the 2003 and 2004 seasons at the club.
Warrington Wolves
In 2006 he joined the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League.
He missed out on selection through injury for three Challenge Cup Finals.[4]
Halifax
After 10 years at the Halliwell Jones Stadium he returned to Halifax
International career
He was mooted for a call-up to the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and was named in the Ireland training squad but did not make the final side.[5][6]
He eventually made his Ireland début in 2010.
He was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup but was ruled out by injury prior to the tournament and was replaced by Matty Hadden.[7]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Wakefield Trinity player Scott Grix and cousin of professional footballer Michael Collins.
References
- ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ RLP
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Simon Grix misses his third Challenge Cup Final for Warrington Wolves". Warrington Guardian. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "White Eyes a Green Jersey". RLWC08.com. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02. [dead link]
- ^ http://www1.skysports.com/news/12040/8983597/
External links
- Halifax profile
- Simon Grix: Warrington Wolves back to join coaching staff
- Warrington Wolves profile[permanent dead link]
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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