Royce Simms

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Royce Simms
Personal information
Born (1978-04-18) 18 April 1978 (age 45)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001 Canterbury Bankstown 20000
Source: [1]

Royce Simms (born 18 April 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury Bankstown in the National Rugby League.

Simms came to Canterbury from Logan City in Queensland. [2]

A hooker, Simms made two first-grade appearances in the 2001 NRL season. Simms debuted in the Canterbury round 14 win over the Melbourne Storm and played again the following round in a loss to Canberra. [3]

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References

  1. "Royce Simms - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Queuing up to break the Broncos' spell". SMH . 12 February 2001. p. 31. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.