Sims playing for the Knights in 2012.
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Personal information
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Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia |
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Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Prop, Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Korbin Sims (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. A Fiji international representative, he plays at prop, lock and second-row. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights.
Born in Gerringong, New South Wales, Sims is of Fijian descent. Sims is the younger brother of St. George Illawarra Dragons player Tariq Sims and Warrington Wolves player Ashton Sims. His elder sister Ruan Sims played for the Australian women's team in 2010 and 2015.
Sims played his junior football for the Gerringong Lions and Wests Panthers before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos, along with his brothers, Ashton and Tariq in 2008. Sims played for the Queensland U16's and U18's teams. He played for the Broncos NYC team in 2010, playing alongside his brother Tariq, scoring 2 tries in 9 games. In 2011, Sims joined the Newcastle Knights, playing in the NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 14 tries in 40 games. In 2012, Sims was named at prop in the inaugural Under 20's State of Origin match for Queensland, but withdrew due to a broken hand. Sims was named at prop in the 2012 Toyota Cup Team of the Year. On 2 October 2012, Sims was named at second-row in the Junior Kangaroos team to face the Junior Kiwis.