Ian Sibbit (born 15 October 1980), also known by the nickname of "Sibs", is an English former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who played as a second row. Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

having also played for

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...

. He also went on to play for

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

Bradford Bulls

He signed a two-year deal with the

for 2011's

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. He is not seen as a direct replacement for

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but is seen as a back-up player. Statistics do NOT include pre-season friendlies. 2011 – 2011 Season Sibbit appeared in two of the four pre-season games. He played against Halifax and

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

. Ian featured in Round 1 and 2 against

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...

and

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...

. His next game would be in Round 4 (

) the in Round 5 (

Huddersfield Giants The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...

). Sibbit then appeared in Round 9 ( Hull F.C.). Ian featured in three consecutive games from Round 12 (

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

) to Round 14 (

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

). He appeared in another three consecutive game between Round 17 ( St. Helens) and Round 19 (

). Sibbit then featured in Round 24 (

) until Round 26 (

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). He also featured in the

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games against Halifax and

. He scored a try against Halifax. 2012 – 2012 Season Sibbit featured in three of the four pre-season friendlies. He played against

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England that compete in RFL League 1, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athl ...

and

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the t ...

. Ian featured in two consecutive games from Round 1 (

) to Round 2 (

). He missed Rounds 3-15 and Round 4–5 in the

due to an injury. He featured in two consecutive games from Round 16 (

) to Round 17 ( St. Helens). He was injured for Rounds 18–27. Sibbit announced his retirement from the game on 5 September 2012.

References

External links

Salford City Reds profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Salford City Reds Media Guide 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibbitt, Ian 1980 births Living people Bradford Bulls players England Knights national rugby league team players English rugby league players Melbourne Storm players Rugby league players from Wigan Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players Warrington Wolves players