Simon Angell
FullnameSimon Alexander Angell
Birth date12 November 1970 (age 55)
Birth placeBalclutha, New Zealand
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Club 1Hornby (CRL)
Year1start1989
Year1end98
Club 2Christchurch City
Year2start1994
Appearances 215
Tries 210
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 21
Points 241
Club 3Featherstone Rovers
Year3start1995
Year3end96
Appearances 37
Tries 30
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 30
Club 4Salford City Reds
Year4start1996
Year4end97
Appearances 46
TeamaCanterbury
Yearastart1989
Yearaend97
Appearancesa32
Triesa7
Goalsa0
Fieldgoalsa0
Pointsa28
TeambNew Zealand
Yearbstart1993
Appearancesb0
Triesb0
Goalsb0
Fieldgoalsb0
Pointsb0
Source[1]

Simon Alexander Angell is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level for New Zealand and Canterbury, and at club level for Hornby (of the Canterbury Rugby League), Christchurch City, Featherstone Rovers and Salford City Reds, as a or .

Playing career

From the Hornby club, Angell played for the Canterbury side that bet Auckland in 1993, starting in the second row in the Provincial grand final.[2][3]

He played for the Christchurch City Shiners in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.[4]

Angell was then signed to the Auckland Warriors in 1995 but did not play in the first grade team. He signed with Featherstone Rovers for the 1995/96 season but in February 1996 Featherstone had to cut his contract as a cost-cutting measure.[5] Angell played the rest of the 1996 season with the Salford City Reds and remained there for 1997.[6]

He then returned to Canterbury and resumed his provincial representative career.[7] In 1998 he played for the Tasman Orcas as an import player while playing for the Hornby Panthers in the Canterbury Rugby League.[8]

Between 1999 and 2003 Angell played for the Canning Bulldogs in the Western Australia Rugby League competition.[6][9]

Representative career

Angell was named in the touring squad for the 1993 New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain and France, however Angell did not play a test while on tour.[10] He did however wear the Kiwis colours on several tour matches and is Kiwi number 651.

References

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  2. ^ Smith, Tony (30 May 2009). "Nothing better than bettering Auckland". The Press. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0646434071
  4. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.133
  5. ^ Dave Hadfield Kiwi trio pay price in cost cutting The Independent, 22 February 1996
  6. ^ ANGELL, Simon Alexander - 1993[dead link] nzleague.co.nz
  7. ^ John Coffey Old hand and rookie strengthen Canty ranks[dead link] The Press, 30 August 1997
  8. ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.141
  9. ^ South Perth Lions make easy prey of Bulldogs Archived 2012-09-19 at archive.today rleague.com, 12 May 2003
  10. ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8. p.334.