Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is an Australia-based Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Papua New Guinea at international level.
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| Born | 17 August 2000 Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editSimbiken was born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.[2]
Playing career
editInternational career (2022)
editIn 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England,[3] and made his international début for PNG against Wales in October 2022.[4]
Club career
editIn the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.[5]
In 2024 Simbiken won the Queensland Cup starting in the second row for the Norths Devils in their grand final win against the Redcliffe Dolphins.[6] Two weeks later he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship, scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets[7]
NRL career
editDolphins (2023-present)
editOn 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them in 2023 until 2025.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jeremiah Simbiken - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "NRL bound". 29 August 2022.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
- ^ https://www.thenational.com.pg/duo-to-debut-against-wales/
- ^ "Jeremiah Simbiken". 17 August 2000.
- ^ https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2024/grand-final/game-1/
- ^ "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ From the verge of walking away, Simbiken earns NRL contract
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