Robert Simpkins
Australian rugby league player
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Born | (1960-05-23) 23 May 1960 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock, , centre, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Simpkins (born 23 May 1960) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. During his career, he played in a number of positions, primarily as a lock, hooker and centre. He played eleven seasons in the NSWRL, notching 160 appearances in the competition for South Sydney (1981–83), the Eastern Suburbs (1984–87) and the Gold Coast Chargers (1988–91).[1][2]
Simpkins' son, Ryan (born 1988), played for the Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans.[3]
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Inaugural Gold Coast-Tweed Giants side
v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Seagulls Stadium, 5 March 1988
- 1. Michael Eden
- 2. Paul Sheahan
- 3. Chris Close
- 4. Mark Ross
- 5. Bennett King
- 7. Geoff Bagnall
- 8. Russell Browning
- 9. Eric Kennedy
- 10. Tony Rampling
- 11. Jim Cowell
- 12. Billy Johnstone
- 13. Peter Smith
- 14. Robert Simpkins
- 15. Troy McCarthy
- 16. Greg Whitbread
- 17. Scott Mieni
- Coach: Bob McCarthy
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