Chris Bridge

Chris Bridge
Bridge playing for Warrington in 2007
Personal information
Full name Christopher Bridge
Nickname Bridgey
Born (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984[1]
Oldham, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position centre, stand-off, scrum-half, wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–05 Bradford Bulls 16 4 6 0 28
2005–15 Warrington Wolves 228 104 209 1 1038
2016– Widnes Vikings 0 0 0 0 0
Total 244 108 215 1 1066
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–07 Ireland 3 2 12 0 32
2009–10 England 4 1 0 0 4
Source: Rugby League Project

Chris Bridge is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Widnes Vikings and has also represented Ireland and has also been called up the England squad.

Playing career

He is currently playing for Widnes Vikings, after 10 successful seasons with Warrington Wolves. He started the 2008 campaign in superb form, scoring two tries; ultimately being Warrington's first try scorer of the 2008 season. However, during the second match of the season, away to St Helens, he was carried off with a ruptured achilies tendon. He also works in HDMS in admin.

He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]

He was selected to play for England against France in the one-off test in 2010.[3]

It was confirmed on 14 July 2015 that Bridge signed a two-year deal to play for the Widnes Vikings from the start of the 2016 Super League season.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Bridge". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (13 June 2010). "Widdop passes his first Test at a canter". The Independent (UK: Independent Print Limited). Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bridge to join Vikings on two-year deal". Super League. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

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