English rugby league footballer Simon Brown Personal information Born| (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 33) Height| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight| 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) Playing information Position| Stand-off, Scrum-half | Club Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P | Leeds Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 2010(loan) | → Doncaster | 16 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 84 2010–12 | Sheffield Eagles | 61 | 4 | 231 | 4 | 482 2013 | York City Knights | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 49 2014 | Halifax | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 2014(loan) | → Batley Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 2015–16 | Hunslet Hawks | 44 | 3 | 118 | 4 | 252 2017 | Sheffield Eagles | 26 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 158 2018 | Sheffield Eagles | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 35 2019 | Dewsbury Rams | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 2020(loan) | → Hunslet | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 2021 | Hunslet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total | 218 | 17 | 491 | 10 | 1075 Source: [1][2] As of 30 December 2020 Simon Brown (born 23 June 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a stand-off or scrum-half for Hunslet in Betfred League 1. ## Early career[edit] Brown was a member of the Leeds Rhinos Academy and represented England at youth team level.[3] ### Leeds Rhinos[edit] Brown played for Doncaster on loan from the Leeds Rhinos in 2010.[citation needed] ### Sheffield Eagles[edit] Midway through the 2010 season he joined Sheffield. He spent two and a half seasons with the South Yorkshire club before leaving at the end of the 2012 season. In 2012 he won the Championship Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers.[4][5][6] ### York City Knights[edit] Brown joined the York City Knights ahead of the 2013 season.[7][6] ### Halifax RLFC[edit] He spent only a single season at York before moving to Halifax for the 2014 season.[4][6] During the 2014 season he spent time on loan at the Batley Bulldogs.[4] At the conclusion of his contract at ’Fax he moved to the Hunslet Hawks. He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Hunslet.[7][4] ### Return to Sheffield[edit] Brown returned to the Sheffield Eagles for the 2017 season.[7][4] During this period the Eagles were forced to play in Wakefield at their Belle Vue ground. He left the club during a period of financial uncertainty ahead of the 2018 season.[4] Brown came out of retirement to play for the Eagles during their 2018 Championship campaign.[8] ### Hunslet RLFC[edit] On 4 Dec 2019 it was announced that Brown had joined Hunslet RLFC on a permanent 1-year deal after the earlier loan period from Dewsbury Rams.[9] ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Players - Love Rugby League". 2. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Simon Brown - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22. 3. ^ "Chiefs supply England". Morley Observer. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 4. ^ a b c d e f "Sheffield confirm Brown exit". loverugbyleague. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 5. ^ "Sheffield Eagles surprise Featherstone to win Championship Grand Final". The Guardian. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 6. ^ a b c "Simon Brown learns from time – and relegation – at York Knights". The Guardian. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 7. ^ a b c "Sheffield Eagles 'dragged' Simon Brown away from retirement". The Star. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 8. ^ "Sheffield Eagles 'dragged' Simon Brown away from retirement". The Star. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018. 9. ^ "HAPPY HUNSLET HOME-COMING FOR SIMON BROWN". www.hunsletrlfc.com. 4 Dec 2019. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020. ## External links[edit] * v * t * e Hunslet RLFC – current squad * 1 Watson * 2 Render * 3 Ryder * 4 Burton * 5 Lawton * 6 Sweeting * 7 Conroy * 8 H.Hallas * 9 S.Hallas * 10 Crossley * 11 Jordan-Roberts * 12 York * 13 Knowles * 14 Barcoe * 15 Newbound * 16 Syme * 17 Wray * 18 Whiteley * 19 Ryan * 20 Walton * 21 Punchard * 22 Carr * 23 Greenwood * 24 Stroud * 25 McGrath * 26 Bull * 27 Croston * 28 Wheeler * Worrincy * Coach: Kilshaw *[Pld]: Played *[T]: Tries *[G]: Goals *[FG]: Field goals *[P]: Points *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template