Jeremiah Simbiken

Jeremiah Simbiken (born 17 August 2000) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship and at international level.

He previously played for the Redcliffe Dolphins and Norths Devils in the QLD Cup, as well as being contracted to the Dolphins in the NRL. Simbiken has also played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Background Simbiken was born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea but is originally from Wewak in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. He moved to Canberra, Australia when he was 10 years old.

Simbiken was a member of the Canberra Raiders junior system.

Club career Redcliffe Dolphins In the 2022 Queensland Cup state competition, Simbiken debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins and scored a total of thirteen tries in sixteen matches.

Dolphins On 25 August 2022, Simbiken signed a three-year deal with the Dolphins (NRL) club, seeing him hold development contract status with them from 2023.

Norths Devils In 2024, Simbiken won the Queensland Cup starting in the second row for the Norths Devils in their Grand Final win against the Redcliffe Dolphins. Two weeks later, he helped the Devils win the NRL State Championship, scoring the opening try against the Newtown Jets.

Castleford Tigers On 4 December 2024, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of Simbiken from the 2025 season. He was assigned squad number 11, and scored a try on debut on 9 February against Bradford in the Challenge Cup. He scored his first Super League try against Leeds Rhinos in round 3, though was also given a two-match suspension for dangerous contact. In April, Simbiken and his Papua New Guinean teammates met with King Charles III in support of the charitable organisation Mission Aviation Fellowship. In the closing stages of Castleford's round 9 win against Huddersfield, Simbiken suffered a knee injury and was helped from the field. Initial scans indicated he would be ruled out for 12 weeks, however following a successful operation this prognosis was improved to 8–10 weeks. After returning to the team in July, Simbiken received three suspensions for minor offences under the new 'penalty points' disciplinary format, and an elbow injury sustained in the round 25 win over Wakefield ended his season early. Despite impressing in his first Super League season, Simbiken opted to depart at the conclusion of his contract.

London Broncos On 10 November 2025 it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.

International career In October 2022, Simbiken was named in the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England. He made his international debut for PNG on 31 October 2022 against Wales, and also played in the quarter final against .

Simbiken was included in the Kumuls squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships in October 2024. He featured in all three of PNG's matches, playing against and the in the group stage and in the promotion play-off.

Club statistics Year Club League Competition Appearances Tries Goals Drop goals Points Notes 2022 Redcliffe Dolphins 2022 Queensland Cup 16 13 0 0 52 2023 Dolphins 2023 NRL season 0 0 0 0 0 Played one pre-season game 2023 Redcliffe Dolphins 2023 Queensland Cup 17 5 0 0 20 Dolphins NRL Affiliate club 2024 Dolphins 2024 NRL season 0 0 0 0 0 Played one pre-season game 2024 Norths Devils 2024 Queensland Cup 23 11 0 0 44 Dolphins NRL Affiliate club 2025 Castleford Tigers 2025 Super League 14 2 0 0 8 2026 London Broncos 2026 RFL Championship 2 0 0 0 0 Club career total 72 31 0 0 124