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Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer

Jeremiah Simbiken
Personal information
Born (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)
Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022–23 Redcliffe Dolphins 32 18 0 0 72
2024 Norths Devils 23 10 0 0 40
2025– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 55 28 0 0 112
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 0 0
2023 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 4 December 2024

Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Background

Simbiken was born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. Simbiken moved to Australia when he was 10 years old.

Playing career

International career (2022)

In 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England, and made his international début for PNG against Wales in October 2022.

Club career

In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.

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. Two weeks later he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship, scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets

Dolphins (2023-24)

On 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 2024.

Further information: List of Dolphins (NRL) players

Castleford Tigers

On 4 December 2024, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simbiken from the 2025 season.

References

  1. "Jeremiah Simbiken - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. https://www.thenational.com.pg/simbiken-proud-of-his-sons/
  3. "NRL bound". 29 August 2022.
  4. Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
  5. https://www.thenational.com.pg/duo-to-debut-against-wales/
  6. "Jeremiah Simbiken". 17 August 2000.
  7. https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2024/grand-final/game-1/
  8. "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. From the verge of walking away, Simbiken earns NRL contract
  10. Olawumi, Ben (4 December 2024). "Castleford Tigers snap up Papua New Guinea international forward". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

Castleford Tigers – current squad
Norths Devils squad - 2024 Queensland Cup premiers (4th title)
  • 1. Jordan Lipp
  • 2. Blake Paskins
  • 3. Tesi Niu
  • 4. Jacob Gagan
  • 5. Manase Kaho
  • 6. Jack Wright
  • 7. Jack Ahearn
  • 14. Julian Christian
  • 16. Sam Elliott
  • 18. Campbell Duffy
  • 20. George Fai
  • Coach: Dave Elliott
Papua New Guinea squad – 2021 Rugby League World Cup
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