Josh Griffin

Josh Griffin
Personal information
Full name Joshua Griffin
Nickname Griff
Born (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990
Oxford, England
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1]
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Wakefield Trinity 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Huddersfield 2 0 0 0 0
2010 → Batley (loan) 14 5 0 0 20
2011 Wakefield Trinity 20 6 20 0 70
2012 Castleford 21 14 1 0 58
2014 Batley 10 6 0 0 24
2014– Salford 38 27 85 0 278
Total 106 58 106 0 450
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 Leeds Carnegie 39 12 0 0 60
As of 28 March 2016
Source: LRL

Josh Griffin (born 9 May 1990 in Oxford) is an English rugby league footballer who currently plays for Salford Red Devils in Super League. He has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Huddersfield Giants, Batley Bulldogs and Castleford Tigers as a Wing, or Centre.[2]

Club career

Having joined the club as a junior, Griffin made his professional début for Wakefield in a Challenge Cup victory against Salford City Reds on 20 April 2008.[3] He joined Huddersfield Giants at the end of the 2008 season.

He made his début for Huddersfield in the Challenge Cup victory over Rochdale Hornets on 11 May 2009, and made his Super League debut later that year.

Griffin spent most of 2010 on loan at Batley Bulldogs, and rejoined Wakefield in 2011.

He signed for Castleford Tigers in September 2011, and played for them in 2012 before leaving the club to join rugby union outfit Leeds Carnegie with immediate effect at the end of the season. He returned to rugby league in 2014 with Batley.

In 2014 Griffin initially joined Salford Red Devils on a trial for the end of the 2014 season before securing himself a permanent 2-year deal.

Personal life

Griffin is the younger brother of rugby league player Darrell Griffin,[4] and the older brother of George Griffin. All three brothers played together for Salford in 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 "Josh Griffin Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Laybourn, Ian (2008-04-11). "Wakefield forced to turn to youth". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Salford City Reds 8-38 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 2008-04-21. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Andy (2008-04-12). "Wakefield injury crisis offers Griffin brothers chance to face off for Yorkshire bragging rights". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2008-04-21.

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