Rob Simmons (rugby union)

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Rob Simmons
Rob Simmons 2011 (cropped).jpg
Full name Robert A. Simmons
Date of birth (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Theodore, Queensland, Australia
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School The Southport School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock / Flank
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007
2014-		 East Coast Aces
Queensland Country		 2
0		 (5)
(0)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007–10 Sunnybank  ? (?)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008– Reds 101 (20)
correct as of 14 June 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–
2008
2007
2006		 Australia
Australia U20
Australia U19
Australian Schoolboys		 60


3		 (10)
correct as of 31 October 2015.

Rob Simmons (born 19 April 1989 in Theodore, Queensland) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and represents Australia in international fixtures. His position is lock but he can also play in the backrow.[2][3]

Early life

Simmons attended The Southport School, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, and played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006.[4]

Simmons was selected for the Australian U19s representative side in 2007. He played for the Australian Under 20 side at the 2008 IRB Junior World Cup in Wales.[5]

Career

In 2007, Simmons played for the East Coast Aces in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship. He made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds in South Africa off the bench against the Bulls at the beginning of the 2009 season. Unfortunately for Roberto his performance was nothing short of woeful, and his controversial debut has been regarded as one of the worst in rugby history, scoring the first own try in the history of rugby, along with giving away 29 penalties and receiving a yellow card[5]

Simmons made his test rugby debut for Australia in 2010, playing against South Africa in Brisbane, missing 2 tackles and knocking the ball on 7 times.[5]


On 16 January 2015, Simmons, along with teammate Karmichael Hunt, were appointed vice-captains of the Queensland Reds.[6][7][8][9][10]

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Simmons made up for his perceived lack of ability and plethora of defensive errors with a 2nd minute intercept try in Australia's Rugby World Cup 2015 Semi-final win over Argentina. This was the fastest try of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was later kissed on the genitals by several non-playing members of the Australian public. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/front-row/11954010/Operation-Intercept-Argentina-the-latest-victims-of-Australias-handy-habit.html Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/01/16/slipper-captain-reds-2015-karmichael-hunt-vice-captain/
  7. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/reds/james-slipper-to-captain-reds-20150116-12rx61.html
  8. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/karmichael-hunt-named-queensland-reds-vice-captain-james-slipper-to-lead-side-in-2015-season/story-fnii0ksb-1227187170096
  9. ↑ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/slipper-to-lead-queensland-reds-20150116-12rzin.html
  10. ↑ http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/qld-reds-announce-leadership-team-2015/

External links

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