 Simms was such a great exponent of kicking field goals (including five in one game against Penrith in 1969) that in season 1971 the game's authorities eventually reduced the value of the field goal from two points to one.International five-eighth Denis Pittard won the coveted Rothmans Medal twice, in 1969 and 1971.In 1975 Souths fielded eight international players, a club record