Simon John Irving (born 22 March 1967) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Leeds, Keighley Cougars and Doncaster, as a centre. He usually played at centre and was a regular goal kicker.[4]
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| Full name | Simon John Irving[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 1967 Dewsbury, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Born in Dewsbury, Irving started his career in rugby union, and played for the England B team at international level.[1] In 1990, he switched to rugby league, joining Leeds from Headingley RU.[5]
He played for Leeds in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy final against Widnes at Central Park, but the team were defeated 0–24. He left the club in 1994 to join Keighley Cougars.
He returned to rugby union in 1998 to become player-coach at Huddersfield,[6] but came back to rugby league in 2000 with York Wasps.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Simon Irving". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Simon Irving". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Tough task for depleted Cougars". Independent.co.uk. 11 November 1995.
- ^ a b "Union ace Irving signs for York". York Press. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Irving in switch back to Union". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 June 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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