Ryan Simpkins (rugby league)
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| Simpkins playing for the Panthers in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 20 September 1988 Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row, Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012–13 | Penrith Panthers | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015– | Gold Coast Titans | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Ryan Simpkins (born 20 September 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays at lock, second-row and hooker. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers.
Background
Born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Simpkins played his junior football for the Currumbin Eagles, Tugun Seahawks and came up through the Tweed Heads Seagulls Colts system before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans.[2]
Playing career
In 2008, Simpkins captained[3] the Gold Coast Titans' NYC team[4] before moving on to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls in 2009.
In 2010 and 2011, Simpkins played for the Queensland Residents.
Early in September 2011, Simpkins signed a 1-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2012.[2]
On 25 September 2011, Simpkins played in the Seagulls' 2011 Queensland Cup Grand Final loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.[5]
In Round 3 of the 2012 NRL season, Simpkins made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[6]
After coming off the bench for the first six games of his career, Simpkins started at second-row against the St. George Illawarra Dragons and scored his first NRL try in Penrith's 13-12 golden point victory.
On 21 September 2014, Simpkins was named at lock in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[7]
On 28 September 2014, Simpkins played in the Panthers' 2014 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Newcastle Knights,[8] also playing in the Panthers' 2014 NRL State Championship loss to the Northern Pride RLFC on 5 October 2014.[9]
On 9 October 2014, Simpkins signed a 2-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans to return to his original club starting in 2015.[3]
Personal life
Simpkins is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Chargers player Robert Simpkins.[10]
References
- ↑ "Ryan Simpkins - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- 1 2 "Simpkins goes out on a high". Tweed Daily News. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- 1 2 NRL. "junior heads home". Titans. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Queensland Rugby League (2011-09-20). "TEAMS: QRL Intrust Super Cup Grand Final". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "NRL 2012 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ NRL. "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Preview". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ NRL. "NRL State Championship teams". QRL. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.