Scott Grix

Scott Grix (born 1 May 1984) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, stand-off for Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Championship.

Scott Grix
Personal information
Born (1984-03-05) 5 March 1984
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionFullback, 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
2005 Limoux Grizzlies
2006 Leigh Centurions 28 13 0 0 52
2007 Widnes Vikings 32 21 0 0 84
2008–09 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 46 20 0 0 80
2010–16 Huddersfield Giants 161 57 34 0 288
2017–18 Wakefield Trinity 43 13 0 0 64
2019 Huddersfield Giants 4 1 0 0 4
2019(loan) → Halifax 11 4 0 0 16
2020– Halifax Panthers 5 1 0 0 4
Total 357 141 36 0 640
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–18 Ireland 22 7 0 0 28
As of 4 January 2021
Source: [2][3][4]

He previously played for the Doncaster Dragons, Halifax, Leigh Centurions and the Widnes Vikings in National League One. Grix also played for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship, and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League in two separate spells. He also played for the Huddersfield Giants in two separate spells in the top flight, and spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Halifax in the Championship.

Background

Grix was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

International career

Grix is an Ireland 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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