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He survived the cull of Scottish professional players in 1998, remaining with Glasgow Warriors and Glasgow Hawks, when Caledonia Reds and Border Reivers were disbanded.

As a schoolboy he played for Glasgow Academicals and represented Scotland Schools. His father Brian Simmers and grandfather Max Simmers both played for Glasgow Academicals and both represented Scotland. His father Brian was a chairman of Glasgow Academicals and founded the Glasgow Hawks side on Accies and Glasgow High Kelvinside merger in 1997.

Playing with Glasgow Hawks he signed a professional contract with Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors, in 1997. He played a further 10 matches in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow Warriors in the following two seasons. He also played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in the 1997-98 season.

Professionalism came into the Scottish Rugby Union game in 1996, a year after World Rugby had decreed an open game. This meant for the first time, players could change code without sanction. Simmers played for the Scotland Rugby League Nines side in the Super League World Nines in the 1996 tournament, the abbreviated version of Rugby League.

He played for Edinburgh in 1996. He made 3 appearances in the Heineken Cup for Edinburgh in the 1996-97 season.

He played for Edinburgh Academicals and from there in 1991 went to Racing 92 in Paris. He played in France for one season, returning to Scotland to play for Scotland Students in the World Cup.

Chris Simmers (born 17 October 1969 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He played professionally for Glasgow Warriors and at amateur level for Glasgow Hawks normally playing at the Centre position.