Scott Byron Grix (born 1 May 1984) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a fullback, stand-off for Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Scott Byron Grix[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1984 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Stand-off, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Doncaster Dragons, Halifax, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in National League One. Grix also played for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship, and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League in two separate spells. He also played for the Huddersfield Giants in two separate spells in the top flight, and spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Halifax in the Championship.
On 22 September 2021 he announced his retirement at the age of 37.[6]
Background edit
Grix was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
International career edit
Grix is an Ireland international, making his début in 2006 against Russia.[7] He was named as captain of the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and was one of his countries better players in the tournament.[8]
He later relinquished the captaincy to Liam Finn, however, he continued to feature for Ireland and was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
In October and November 2015, Grix played in the 2015 European Cup.
In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[9]
Personal life edit
He is the older brother of fellow professional rugby league footballer Simon Grix, and cousin of professional association (soccer) footballer Michael Collins.
Grix runs a strength and conditioning facility in Halifax.[10]
Scott and Chev Walker are assistant first team coaches of Leeds Rhinos under Rohan Smith
References edit
- ^ Companies House
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Scott Grix". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Player Summary: Scott Grix". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Scott Grix calls time on his career". Love Rugby League. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Scott Grix". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Elite Strength & Conditioning - Brought to you by Rugby League Player Scott Grix". Retrieved 19 July 2022.