Mickaël Simon Explained

Mickael Simon
Fullname:Mickaël Simon
Birth Date:2 April 1987[1]
Birth Place:Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Height:1.88abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Weight:98abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Club1:Limoux Grizzlies
Year1end:10
Club2:Catalans Dragons
Year2start:2010
Year2end:14
Appearances2:74
Tries2:3
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:12
Year3start:2015
Year3end:16
Appearances3:49
Tries3:14
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:56
Club4:Catalans Dragons
Year4start:2017
Year4end:20
Appearances4:71
Tries4:2
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:8
Club5:AS Carcassonne
Year5start:2020
Year5end:present
Appearances5:0
Tries5:0
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:0
Teama:France
Yearastart:2010
Yearaend:16
Appearancesa:17
Triesa:2
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:8
New:yes
Source:[2] [3]
Updated:19 January 2021

Mickaël Simon (born 2 April 1987) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship and for France at international level.

He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Catalans in the Super League.

Background

Simon was born in Carcassonne, France.

He played for the Limoux Grizzlies as a youth.

Playing career

Simon starter his career in the Elite One Championship with Limoux, before joining Catalans Dragons. He made his Super League début in 2010 and established himself as a regular member of the Dragons forward pack in 2011.

In November 2016 the Frenchman went back to his home country to play for Catalans Dragons again. The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Dragons agreed on a two-year deal for Simon, this will last until the end of the 2018 Super League season.

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[4]

AS Carcassonne

On 11 December 2020, it was announced that he had left Catalans Dragons to join AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship[5]

International career

Simon played all four of France's matches at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He left the Dragons to join English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2015.[6]

He played in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup competitions. During the 2015 tournament, there was a mid-tournament test-match against England. Simon played in the team which was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[7] Simon played in the 2016 end of year test match against England in Avignon.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mickael Simon Wakefield Wildcats. . 2015. www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 26 July 2015.
  2. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/michael-simon/summary.html RLP
  3. http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Mickael-Simon/ Love Rugby League
  4. Web site: Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history. Guardian. 25 August 2018. 5 November 2019.
  5. Web site: www.ladepeche.fr. 11 Dec 2020. 19 Jan 2021. Carcassonne XIII: Mickael Simon always spits fire!.
  6. News: Wakefield sign Catalans prop Simon. BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: England demolish France 84-4 in record win. Skysports.com. 24 October 2015.