Mickaël Simon

Mickaël Simon (born 2 April 1987) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship and for France at international level.

Mickael Simon
Personal information
Full nameMickaël Simon
Born (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987[1]
Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–10 Limoux Grizzlies
2010–14 Catalans Dragons 74 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 49 14 0 0 56
2017–20 Catalans Dragons 71 2 0 0 8
2020– AS Carcassonne 0 0 0 0 0
Total 194 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–16 France 17 2 0 0 8
As of 19 January 2021
Source: [2][3]

He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Catalans in the Super League.

Background

Simon was born in Carcassonne, France.

He played for the Limoux Grizzlies as a youth.

Playing career

Simon starter his career in the Elite One Championship with Limoux, before joining Catalans Dragons. He made his Super League début in 2010 and established himself as a regular member of the Dragons forward pack in 2011.

In November 2016 the Frenchman went back to his home country to play for Catalans Dragons again. The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Dragons agreed on a two year deal for Simon, this will last until the end of the 2018 Super League season.

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[4]

AS Carcassonne

On 11 Dec 2020 it was announced that he had left Catalans Dragons to join AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship[5]

International career

Simon played all four of France's matches at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He left the Dragons to join English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2015.[6]

He played in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup competitions. During the 2015 tournament, there was a mid-tournament test-match against England. Simon played in the team which was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[7] Simon played in the 2016 end of year test match against England in Avignon.

References
  1. "Mickael Simon Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. RLP
  3. Love Rugby League
  4. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. "Carcassonne XIII: Mickael Simon always spits fire!". www.ladepeche.fr. 11 Dec 2020. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/28297707
  7. "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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