Simon Irving

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Simon Irving
Personal information
Full nameSimon John Irving [1]
Born (1967-03-22) 22 March 1967 (age 56)
Dewsbury, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Headingley RU
Huddersfield
Total00000
Rugby league
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1990–94 Leeds
1994–98 Keighley Cougars 94483330858
2000 York 9115034
2001–03 Doncaster 55251361365
Total1587448411257
Source: [2] [3]

Simon John Irving (born 22 March 1967) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Leeds, Keighley Cougars and Doncaster, as a centre. He usually played at centre and was a regular goal kicker. [4]

Playing career

Born in Dewsbury, Irving started his career in rugby union, and played for the England B team at international level. [1] In 1990, he switched to rugby league, joining Leeds from Headingley RU. [5]

He played for Leeds in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy final against Widnes at Central Park, but the team were defeated 0–24. He left the club in 1994 to join Keighley Cougars.

He returned to rugby union in 1998 to become player-coach at Huddersfield, [6] but came back to rugby league in 2000 with York Wasps. [5]

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References

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  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Player Summary: Simon Irving". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. "Tough task for depleted Cougars". Independent.co.uk . 11 November 1995.
  5. 1 2 "Union ace Irving signs for York". York Press. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. "Irving in switch back to Union". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 June 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2023.