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Full name | Joshua Simm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St Helens, Merseyside, England | 27 February 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 2 lb (96 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 23 March 2024 |
Josh Simm (born 27 February 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for St Helens in the Super League and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. He has spent time on loan from St Helens with the Leigh Centurions in both the Championship and the Super League and with Hull FC in the Super League.
Simm was born in St Helens, England. He is the grandson of St Helens legend Geoff Pimblett. [3]
In the 2019 under 19s academy season, Simm scored a total of 30 tries in 20 games, beating his previous season's total of 29 tries in 23 games.[ citation needed ]
Simm made his Super League début for St Helens against the London Broncos in July 2019. [4]
Simm would go on to score his first Super League try in round 17 of the 2020 Super League season vs Leeds Rhinos, where he scored a hat-trick in a man of the match performance. [5]
Simm made seven appearances for the St Helens in 2022 including the Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to Wigan Warriors. The outside back also made a further five Super League appearances for Hull FC where he spent the second half of last season on loan, scoring two tries.[ citation needed ]
On 13 April 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League on a short-term loan. [6]
In October, St Helens announced Simm would be moving on elsewhere. On 24 October, Simm signed for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup in Australia for the 2023 season. [7]
On 3 October 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simm on a two-year deal from. [8] [9] He said, "I'm absolutely buzzing, I really can't wait! The Cas fans can expect full commitment, and 100% effort in every game, and I pride myself in being able to score from anywhere in attack." [10]
Simm was assigned squad number 2 ahead of the 2024 season. [11] He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the Wigan Warriors, [12] and scored his first try in round 3 against the Warrington Wolves. [13] In round 5, he scored two tries against the Catalans Dragons. [14]
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