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 just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

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

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warringto ...

having also played for

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998 ...

. He also went on to play for

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is pre ...

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. 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 was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Head ...

and

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

. His next game would be in Round 4 ( Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) the in Round 5 (

Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sha ...

). Sibbit then appeared in Round 9 (

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

). Ian featured in three consecutive games from Round 12 (

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ou ...

) to Round 14 (

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challenge ...

). 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, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed ...

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their homet ...

and

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

. 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