Korbin Sims

Korbin Sims

Sims playing for the Knights in 2012.
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2013–	Newcastle Knights	12	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2013	Fiji	3	1	0	0	4
Source: RLP

Korbin Sims (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop, second-row and lock.

Playing career

Born in Gerringong, New South Wales, Sims played his junior football for the Gerringong Lions and West Bardon Panthers before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos, along with his brothers, Ashton and Tariq in 2008. Sims played for the Broncos' NYC team in 2010, playing alongside his brother Tariq, scoring 2 tries in 9 games.^[1]

In 2011, Sims joined the Newcastle Knights. He played for the Knights' NYC team in 2011 and 2012, scoring 14 tries in 40 games.^[2]

On 21 August 2012, Sims was named at prop in the 2012 Toyota Cup Team of the Year.^[3]

In Round 3 of the 2013 NRL season Sims made his NRL debut for the Knights against the North Queensland Cowboys, playing against his brother Ashton.^[4]

On 3 June 2013, Sims re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract after rejecting offers from the North Queensland Cowboys and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.^[5]

Representative career

Sims has played for the Queensland U16's and U18's teams.

In 2012, Sims was named at prop in the inaugural Under 20's State of Origin match for Queensland.^[6] He later withdrew from the side due to a broken hand.

On 2 October 2012, Sims was named at second-row in the Junior Kangaroos team to face the Junior Kiwis.^[7]

Personal life

Sims is the younger brother of North Queensland Cowboys players Ashton Sims and Tariq Sims. He is of Fijian descent.

References

External links

• 2013 Newcastle Knights profile