SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE 2014 REDS 93 ROB SIMMONS Position: Lock Physical: 200cm/115kg Date of Birth: 19 April 1989 Place of Birth: Theodore, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 65 Super Rugby Points: 5 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2009 vs Bulls, Pretoria Test Caps: 37 Test Points: 0 Test Debut 24 July 2010 vs South Africa, Brisbane Rob Simmons continued to develop as one of the country’s most consistent locks in 2013, playing every Super Rugby game and starting in all but one. Simmons earned his 50th Queensland Cap during the Reds’ Heritage Round clash against the Waratahs in the second match of the season at Suncorp Stadium. He went on earn selection in the Australian squad that took on the British & Irish Lions and was again selected by Ewen McKenzie for The Rugby Championships and Spring Tour. While in Europe, Simmons showed his versatility. After missing the first Test against England due to injury, he returned to the starting line-up at blindside flanker. Simmons hails from Theodore, a small country town in central Queensland with a population of just 450. JAMES SLIPPER @JamesSlipper Position: Prop Physical: 186cm/117kg Date of Birth: 6 June 1989 Place of Birth: Gold Coast, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 51 Super Rugby Points: 15 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2010 vs Waratahs, Brisbane Test Caps: 49 Test Points: 0 Test Debut 12 June 2010 vs England, Perth James Slipper had yet another successful year in 2013, achieving a number of personal and team milestones. The reliable prop played every Super Rugby match, starting at tighthead in all but one and logging 1214 minutes, which was second only to Quade Cooper (1360) among the Reds. He captained the team on five occasions, including the opening four rounds of the competition with James Horwill sidelined by injury. In the final game of the regular season against the Waratahs, Slipper earned his 50th Cap for Queensland in the team’s 14-12 win, which includes the tour match against the British & Irish Lions. Slipper was also selected in the Australian side that played the Lions before being selected in Ewen McKenzie’s national squads for The Rugby Championship and Spring Tour where he was a regular starter at loosehead prop.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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