Josh Simm

Josh Simm
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Simm
Born (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–22 St Helens 19 7 0 0 28
2019(loan) → Leigh Centurions 4 1 0 0 4
2021(loan) → Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0
2022(loan) → Hull FC 5 2 0 0 8
2023 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 8 0 0 32
2024– Castleford Tigers 7 5 0 0 20
Total 59 23 0 0 92
Source: [1][2]
As of 19 September 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.

Background

Simm was born in St Helens, England. He is the grandson of St Helens legend Geoff Pimblett.[3]

Playing career

St Helens

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]

Leigh Centurions (loan)

On 13 April 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League on a short-term loan.[6]

Wynnum Manly Seagulls

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]

Castleford Tigers

On 3 October 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simm on a two-year deal.[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]

References

  1. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ "Callum Hazzard, Jack Welsby and Josh Simm will be promoted to the first team in 2019". St Helens RLFC. 27 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Super League: London Broncos v St Helens". BBC.
  5. ^ "St Helens 40-8 Leeds". Sky Sports. 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Leigh sign Josh Simm on loan from St Helens". Love Rugby League. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Former St Helens outside back Josh Simm signs for Brisbane Broncos' feeder club Wynnum Manly Seagulls". Serious About Rugby League. 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Simm joins Castleford". Castleford Tigers. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Josh Simm: Castleford Tigers sign ex-St Helens centre for 2024 season". BBC Sport. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ^ Shaw, Matthew (3 October 2023). "Josh Simm out to silence doubters after landing Castleford Tigers deal". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (20 January 2024). "Castleford Tigers 2024 squad numbers: 11 new signings receive their jerseys, with 31 shirts handed out". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ Freeman, Jay (17 February 2024). "Super League: Castleford Tigers 4-32 Wigan Warriors - Reigning champions begin with hard-earned win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Super League: Warrington Wolves 30-8 Castleford Tigers - Comfortable win for Wire". BBC Sport. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Super League: Catalans Dragons 40-14 Castleford Tigers - Fourth win in five games for French side". BBC Sport. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.