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Born |
Halifax, England |
28 September 1985 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Loose forward, Second-row, Centre, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Grix (born 28 September 1985) is an Irish international rugby league player for Halifax in the Kingstone Press Championship. Simon Grix's position of choice is second row, although he can feature in a range of other positions.
Grix began his career at Halifax spending the 2003 and 2004 seasons at the club.
In 2006 he joined the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League.
He missed out on selection through injury for three Challenge Cup Finals.
After 10 years at the Halliwell Jones Stadium he returned to Halifax
He was mooted for a call-up to the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and was named in the Ireland training squad but did not make the final side.
He eventually made his Ireland debut in 2010.
He was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup but was ruled out by injury prior to the tournament and was replaced by Matty Hadden.
He is the younger brother of Wakefield Trinity player Scott Grix and cousin of professional footballer Michael Collins.