Scott Grix

Scott Grix
Personal information
Born (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
Weight 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Fullback, Stand-off, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 Doncaster 9 3 2 0 16
2004 Halifax 18 8 0 0 32
2006 Leigh Centurions 28 13 0 0 52
2007 Widnes Vikings 32 21 0 0 84
2008–09 Wakefield Trinity 46 20 0 0 80
2010–16 Huddersfield Giants 161 57 34 0 288
2017– Wakefield Trinity 51 16 0 0 645
Total 345 138 36 0 1197
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–17 Ireland 14 4 0 0 16
As of 12 August 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Scott Grix (born 1 May 1984) is an Irish international rugby league footballer who plays for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

He plays at representative level for Ireland (captain), and at club level for Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield Giants, Limoux Grizzlies, Warrington Wolves, Leigh Centurions, Widnes Vikings and the Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats) (two spells) (Heritage № 1259).

Background

Grix was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

International career

Grix is an Irish international, making his début in 2006 against Russia.[5] He was named as captain of the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and was one of his countries better players in the tournament.[6]

He later relinquished the captaincy to Liam Finn, however he continued to feature for Ireland and was named in their squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

In October and November 2015, Grix played in the 2015 European Cup.

In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.[7]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional rugby league footballer Simon Grix, and cousin of professional association (soccer) footballer Michael Collins.

References

  1. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Scott Grix". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ Huddersfield Giants profile
  5. ↑ "Scott Grix". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Warrington Wolves trio named in Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers". Warrington Guardian. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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