Josh Simm

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Josh Simm
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Simm
Born (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 25)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–22 St Helens 19 7 0 0 28
2019(loan) → Leigh Centurions 4 1 0 0 4
2021(loan) → Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0
2022(loan) → Hull FC 5 2 0 0 8
2023 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 8 0 0 32
2024–25 Castleford Tigers 28 13 0 0 52
2026– Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 31 0 0 124
Source: [1][2]
As of 26 September 2025
RelativesGeoff Pimblett (grandfather)

Josh Simm (born 27 February 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.

He has previously played for St Helens and Castleford Tigers in the Super League and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. He has spent time on loan at Leigh Centurions in both the Championship and the Super League, and at Hull FC in the Super League.

Background

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Simm was born in St Helens, England. He is the grandson of St Helens legend Geoff Pimblett.[3]

Playing career

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St Helens

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In the 2019 under 19s academy season, Simm scored a total of 30 tries in 20 games, beating his previous season's total of 29 tries in 23 games.[citation needed]

Simm made his Super League début for St Helens against the London Broncos in July 2019.[4]

Simm would go on to score his first Super League try in round 17 of the 2020 Super League season vs Leeds Rhinos, where he scored a hat-trick in a man of the match performance.[5]

Simm made seven appearances for the St Helens in 2022 including the Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to Wigan Warriors. The outside back also made a further five Super League appearances for Hull FC where he spent the second half of last season on loan, scoring two tries.[citation needed]

Leigh Centurions (loan)

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On 13 April 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League on a short-term loan.[6]

Wynnum Manly Seagulls

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In October, St Helens announced Simm would be moving on elsewhere. On 24 October, Simm signed for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup in Australia for the 2023 season.[7]

Castleford Tigers

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On 3 October 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simm on a two-year deal.[8][9] He said, "I'm absolutely buzzing, I really can't wait! The Cas fans can expect full commitment, and 100% effort in every game, and I pride myself in being able to score from anywhere in attack."[10]

Simm was assigned squad number 2 ahead of the 2024 season.[11] He made his Castleford debut in round 1 against the Wigan Warriors,[12] and scored his first try in round 3 against the Warrington Wolves.[13] In round 5, he scored two tries against the Catalans Dragons.[14]

In the first game of the 2025 season, Simm made his first appearance in 10 months and scored a length-of-the-field try against Bradford in the Challenge Cup.[15] He finished the year as Castleford's top tryscorer with 8 in 21 appearances.[1]

Catalans Dragons

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On 6 September 2025, it was announced that Simm would join Catalans Dragons in the Super League from 2026 on a two-year deal.[16]

Statistics

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Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier App T G DG Pts
File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 2019 Super League 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Super League 6 3 0 0 12
2021 Super League 4 0 0 0 0
2022 Super League 8 4 0 0 16
Total 19 7 0 0 28
→ File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions (loan) 2019 Championship 4 1 0 0 4
2021 Super League 1 0 0 0 0
Total 5 1 0 0 4
→ File:Hullcolours.svg Hull FC (loan) 2022 Super League 5 2 0 0 8
File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2023 Queensland Cup 23 8 0 0 32
File:Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2024 Super League 7 5 0 0 20
2025 Super League 21 8 0 0 32
Total 28 13 0 0 52
File:Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2026 Super League 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 80 31 0 0 124
As of match played 16 August 2025[1][2]

References

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