Conor Fitzsimmons (born 7 May 1998) is a professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who plays as a or for the
York Knights
The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...
in
RFL Championship
The Championship, known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a professional rugby league competition. It is the second-tier competition organised by the Rugby Football League, the governing body for the sport in England, a ...
.
Playing career
Castleford Tigers
Fitzsimmons commenced his top-level playing career in the
2016 Super League season
The 2016 Super League season, known as the First Utility Super League XXI for sponsor reasons, was the 21st season of the Super League and 122nd season of rugby league in Britain. Twelve teams competed over 23 rounds, including the Magic Weeken ...
with Castleford (
Heritage № 968).
Newcastle Thunder
In November 2017 he signed for Newcastle. He has previously played for English
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of ...
club
Castleford
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centr ...
and spent the 2017 season on loan with
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 a ...
.
Workington Town
Fitzsimmons signed for Workington Town for the 2020 season and in was named their 'Player of the Year' in 2022.
York City Knights
In October 2022, he joined the
York RLFC on a two-year deal.
References
External links
Newcastle Thunder profileCastleford Tigers profileSL profile
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1998 births
Living people
Castleford Tigers players
English rugby league players
Newcastle Thunder players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Workington
Workington Town players
York City Knights players