Josh Simm (born 27 February 2001) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a or er for the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

in the

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. He has previously played for St Helens in the

and the

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in the Queensland Cup. He has spent time on loan from St Helens with the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

in both the Championship and the

and with

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

in the

Background

Simm was born in St Helens, England. He is the grandson of St Helens legend Geoff Pimblett.

Playing career

St Helens

In the 2019 under 19s academy season, Simm scored a total of 30 tries in 20 games, beating his previous season's total of 29 tries in 23 games. Simm made his

début for St Helens against the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

in July 2019. Simm would go on to score his first Super League try in round 17 of the

2020 Super League season Super League XXV, known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Super League and 126th season of rugby league in Great Britain. St Helens were the reigning champions going into Super League XXV. At the st ...

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

, where he scored a hat-trick in a man of the match performance. Simm made seven appearances for the St Helens in 2022 including the Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

. The outside back also made a further five Super League appearances for

where he spent the second half of last season on loan, scoring two tries.

Leigh Centurions (loan)

On 13 April 2021, it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

on a short-term loan.

Wynnum Manly Seagulls

In October, St Helens announced Simm would be moving on elsewhere. On 24 October, Simm signed for the

in the Queensland Cup in Australia for the 2023 season.

Castleford Tigers

On 3 October 2023, the

announced the signing of Simm on a two-year deal. He said, "I'm absolutely buzzing, I really can't wait! The Cas fans can expect full commitment, and 100% effort in every game, and I pride myself in being able to score from anywhere in attack." Simm was assigned squad number 2 ahead of the 2024 season. He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the

, and scored his first try in round 3 against the Warrington Wolves. In round 5, he scored two tries against the Catalans Dragons.

References

External links

St Helens profileSuper League profileSaints Heritage Society profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simm, Josh 2001 births Living people Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside St Helens R.F.C. players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players