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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 1 1 0 0 4
Total 56 29 0 0 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Papua New Guinea 5 0 0 0 0
2023 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 9 February 2025

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

Background

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Simbiken was born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. He moved to Canberra, Australia when he was 10 years old.[3][4]

Simbiken was a member of the Canberra Raiders junior system.[5]

Club career

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Redcliffe Dolphins

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In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.[6]

Dolphins

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On 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them from 2023.[7]

Norths Devils

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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.[8] Two weeks later, he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship, scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets.[9]

Castleford Tigers

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On 4 December 2024, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simbiken from the 2025 season.[10] He was assigned squad number 11,[11] and scored a try on debut on 9 February against Bradford in the Challenge Cup.[12]

International career

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In October 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England.[13] He made his international debut for PNG on 31 October 2022 against Wales,[14][15] and also played in the quarter final against England.[16]

Simbiken was included in the Kumuls squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships in October 2024. He featured in all three of PNG's matches, playing against Fiji and the Cook Islands in the group stage and New Zealand in the promotion play-off.[17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Jeremiah Simbiken - Playing Career". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Jeremiah Simbiken". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. ^ Tambua, Parker (2 September 2022). "Simbiken proud of his sons". The National. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "NRL bound". Post Courier. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Who's Who in 22, Sport: Jeremiah Simbiken". Moreton Daily. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ^ Pritchard, Matt. "Jeremiah Simbiken". Nothing But League. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ "From the verge of walking away, Simbiken earns NRL contract". The Dolphins. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Devils v Dolphins". Queensland Rugby League. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ Olawumi, Ben (4 December 2024). "Castleford Tigers snap up Papua New Guinea international forward". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  11. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (6 December 2024). "Castleford Tigers reveal 2025 squad numbers as new-look spine formed". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Bradford upset Cas as Salford & Giants go through". BBC Sport. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ Darbyshire, Drew (4 October 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. ^ Pope, Bruce (31 October 2022). "Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 36-0 Wales - Kumuls seal quarter-final against England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  15. ^ Tambua, Parker (31 October 2022). "Duo to debut against Wales". The National. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. ^ "England v Papua New Guinea". National Rugby League. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Fiji Bati v PNG Kumuls". National Rugby League. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  18. ^ "PNG Kumuls v Cook Islands Aitu". National Rugby League. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Kiwis v PNG Kumuls". National Rugby League. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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