Darrell Griffin

Darrell Griffin
Personal information
Nickname Big Daz
Born (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981[1]
Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Weight 18 st 8 lb (118 kg)[2]
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–06 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 95 9 3 0 42
2007–11 Huddersfield Giants 140 14 0 0 56
2012 Leeds Rhinos 32 2 0 0 8
2013–15 Salford Red Devils 61 1 2 0 6
2016- Featherstone Rovers 32 1 0 0 4
Total 360 27 5 0 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 England 2 0 0 0 0
As of 15 February 2012
Source: Rugby League Project

Darrell Griffin (born 19 June 1981) is an English professional rugby league footballer for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship. An England international representative prop forward, his former clubs include Oxford Cavaliers, London Broncos, Wakefield Trinity, Huddersfield, Salford and Leeds.

Playing career

Griffin playing for Huddersfield in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final against the Warrington Wolves.

Griffin came through the youth system at both Oxford and Witney Rugby Club.[3][4][5]

He joined Wakefield Trinity in June 2003 from rugby union side Harlequins.[6][7] He made his Super League debut in 2003 and played for Wakefield Trinity for three years. He then moved to Huddersfield, where he had a successful spell, making over 100 appearances in five years.

He was named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[8]

He was also named in the England team to face Wales at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

Griffin joined Leeds from Huddersfield on a three-year contract in October 2011. He was a member of the Leeds team that won the 2012 Super League Grand Final. He joined Salford in 2013 and played for three seasons before leaving the club at the end of the 2015 season.

Personal life

His younger brothers Josh Griffin,[10] and George Griffin are also rugby league players. All three brothers played together for Salford in the 2015 season.

References

  1. ↑ Stott, Julie (6 October 2010). "England Four Nations Pen Pics". News of the World. UK: News Group Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Darrell Griffin Leeds Rhinos". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wakefield star Monty speaks out". Oxford Cavaliers. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  4. ↑ "South can be big force". Huddersfield Examiner. 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  5. ↑ London Broncos 2001 Official Guide: "Enter the Gladiators - Broncos player profiles 2001", London Broncos, Darrell Griffin, p. 14, 1 January 2001.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats reward stars". BBC. 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  7. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (2003-06-15). "Griffin helps push back boundaries". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Myler gets England call". England Rugby League. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  9. ↑ "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Watene Missing for Wildcats". Sportinglife. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-04-11.

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