Simon Zebo is equally adept as a wing or fullback, having played in both positions often for Ireland, Munster and Racing 92.
60 Facts About Simon Zebo
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Simon Zebo made his Munster debut against Connacht on 18 April 2010 and scored his first try for Munster against Scarlets in April 2011.
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Simon Zebo made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Scarlets on 10 December 2011.
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Simon Zebo opened his Heineken Cup scoring account with a hat-trick against Northampton Saints on 21 January 2012, during a Man-of-the-Match performance in the Round 6 fixture.
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In January 2013, Simon Zebo agreed a three-year contract with Munster.
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Simon Zebo became the first ever player to score two Heineken Cup hat-tricks within a year, scoring three of Munster's five tries in the home match against Racing 92 on 20 January 2013, again being awarded the Man-of-the-Match.
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Simon Zebo was nominated for Munster Player of the Year.
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Simon Zebo scored a brace of tries against Zebre on 15 February 2014.
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Simon Zebo scored a try in Munster's win against Benetton on 12 September 2014.
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Simon Zebo scored a hat-trick against Zebre on 19 September 2014, a game in which he won the Man-of-the-Match award.
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Simon Zebo started in Munster's first European Rugby Champions Cup game against Sale Sharks on 18 October 2014.
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Simon Zebo started against Saracens in Round 2 of the Champions Cup on 24 October 2014.
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Simon Zebo started in the Round 3 game against Clermont Auvergne on 6 December 2014.
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Simon Zebo started in the reverse fixture against Clermont on 14 December 2014.
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Simon Zebo started for Munster in the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final against Glasgow Warriors on 30 May 2015.
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Simon Zebo started against Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup on 12 December 2015.
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On 16 January 2016, Simon Zebo scored a try in Munster's Round 4 Champions Cup game against Stade Francais, equaling Anthony Horgan's record of 41 tries scored for Munster.
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On 1 February 2016, it was announced that Simon Zebo had signed a new two-year contract with Munster and the IRFU.
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On 25 March 2016, Simon Zebo scored two tries against Zebre.
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On 16 April 2016, Simon Zebo earnt his 100th cap for Munster, starting at Fullback in the game against Connacht.
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Simon Zebo was ruled out for 5 weeks with a fractured rib.
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On 27 May 2017, Simon Zebo started for Munster against Scarlets in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final.
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Simon Zebo paid tribute to his former Munster coach Anthony Foley during the game, who died suddenly on 16 October 2016 whilst Munster were in Paris to play Racing 92 in a Champions Cup pool game.
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Simon Zebo's contract was co-funded by the IRFU, and he took a salary cut to rejoin the club.
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Simon Zebo signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2022.
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Simon Zebo was selected to train alongside the main 24-man Irish senior squad for the first week of their training for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
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Simon Zebo was called up into the Ireland Wolfhounds squad for their game against England Saxons after Luke Fitzgerald failed to recover from injury in time.
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Simon Zebo made his Wolfhounds debut against England Saxons on 28 January 2012, scoring a try during the game.
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Simon Zebo was selected in Ireland's senior squad for the 2012 tour to New Zealand and made his senior Ireland debut on 9 June 2012, starting on the left-wing in the first test.
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Simon Zebo scored his first try for Ireland against Argentina on 24 November 2012, whilst playing at Fullback.
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Simon Zebo was named in Ireland's training squad for the 2013 Six Nations Championship on 17 January 2013.
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Simon Zebo hit the headlines when he used a back-heel flick to retain the ball in the lead-up to Cian Healy's try for Ireland against Wales.
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Simon Zebo started against England on 10 February 2013, but went off injured early in the first half.
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Simon Zebo was ruled out for 10 weeks after suffering a broken foot during the match.
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Simon Zebo won the IRUPA award for Supporters' Player of the Year on 8 May 2013.
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Simon Zebo was nominated for Players' Player of the Year, but lost out to Ulster's Nick Williams.
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Simon Zebo was named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Ireland tour to North America on 19 May 2013.
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Simon Zebo started against the United States on 8 June 2013.
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Simon Zebo was added to the extended Ireland training squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship on 20 January 2014.
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Simon Zebo came off the bench for Ireland Wolfhounds in their friendly against England Saxons on 25 January 2014.
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Simon Zebo was added to the Ireland squad for the 2014 Six Nations fixture against Italy.
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Simon Zebo was named in the Ireland squad for their 2014 Tour to Argentina on 19 May 2014.
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Simon Zebo started the first test against Argentina on 7 June 2014.
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Simon Zebo started the second test against Argentina on 14 June 2014, scoring a try.
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Simon Zebo was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 Guinness Series on 21 October 2014.
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Simon Zebo was named in the Ireland squad for the opening rounds of the 2015 Six Nations Championship on 1 February 2015.
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Simon Zebo was named in the 45-man training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 24 June 2015.
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Simon Zebo was selected in the final 31-man squad for the World Cup when it was announced on 1 September 2015.
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Simon Zebo started in the final warm-up game against England on 5 September 2015.
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Simon Zebo came off the bench during the opening pool game against Canada on 19 September 2015.
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Simon Zebo started the second pool game against Romania on 27 September 2015.
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On 20 January 2016, Simon Zebo was named in Ireland's 35-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
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On 7 February 2016, Simon Zebo started at Fullback against Wales in Ireland's opening match of the Six Nations.
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On 26 October 2016, Simon Zebo was named in Ireland's squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
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Simon Zebo was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, and started every game in the tournament.
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Simon Zebo was selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the United States and Japan.
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Simon Zebo came off the bench against Brumbies on 18 June 2013.
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Simon Zebo started against Melbourne Rebels on 25 June 2013.
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Simon Zebo is the son of a Martinique-born French athlete, Arthur and his Irish wife, Cork-born Lynda.
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Simon Zebo's older sister, Jessika Zebo, is a project co-ordinator who has represented Ireland as a hurdler.