Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Christopher Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | 5 July 1984 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Bridge (5 July 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre , stand-off and scrum-half in the 2000s and 2010s.
He played for the Bradford Bulls, Warrington Wolves and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at the Swinton Lions in the Championship. He played at international level for Ireland and England. [2] [3]
Bridge was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
Has 3 children to his wife Kirsten Kimberlee. 2 daughters and a son Anais Elise, Kaia Kimberlee and Brody Christopher.
He was in the youth system of the Huddersfield Giants.
Bridge began his career with the Bradford Bulls.
He had 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 achilles tendon.[ citation needed ]
He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
It was confirmed on 14 July 2015 that Bridge signed a two-year deal to play for Widnes Vikings from the start of the 2016 Super League season. [11]
In June 2017, Bridge announced he would be retiring at the end of the season. [12]
He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [13]
In November 2010 he opted out of representing England in the Four Nations due to his wife Kirsten Kimberlee giving birth to their first child, Anais Elise.
He was selected to play for England against France in the one-off test in 2010. [4] [14]
Kevin Brown is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a stand-off for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League. He has played for England at international level.
Mickey Higham is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
Matthew Cook is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row and loose forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
Jon Clarke is an English former professional rugby league player who played as a hooker. He is currently a strength & conditioning coach for the England and British & Irish Lions rugby union teams. He played for the Wigan Warriors, London Broncos, Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings.
Lee Paul Briers is a professional rugby league coach who is on the coaching staff of the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Richard 'Richie' Mathers is an English former professional rugby league footballer. An England international representative fullback, he started his professional career at the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he won the 2004 Championship. He played as a fullback for a number of clubs throughout his career.
Michael Darren Cassidy is the Head of youth development of the Wigan Warriors and a former professional rugby league footballer. Cassidy had a wealth of experience with the dominant Wigan side of the early to mid-1990s. Cassidy is a Great Britain representative. Cassidy's position of choice was in the second-row, but he could also play as a prop or hooker. Cassidy has been labelled a utility player and has played wherever he has been needed.
Garreth Carvell is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Wales. Then, he played his entire professional club career in England, for Stanningley ARLFC, in the Super League for the Warrington Wolves, the Leeds Rhinos, Gateshead Thunder (loan), Hull FC, and the Castleford Tigers, and in the Championship for Featherstone Rovers, as a prop or second-row.
Ryan Atkins is an English former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for York City Knights in the Betfred Championship and formerly England at international level.
Mathew Joe Smith is a former English rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship. He has played for the England Knights and England at international level.
Simon Grix is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward for Halifax in the Betfred Championship and was the team's manager from May 2019 to Oct 2023. He is currently assistant-coach at Hull FC.
Ben Harrison is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a loose forward, prop and second-row forward for the Barrow Raiders in Betfred League 1. He has played at international level for Ireland, England and the England Knights.
Chris Riley is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for the England Knights, and at club level for Woolston Rovers ARLFC, Warrington Wolves, Harlequins RL (loan), Swinton Lions (loan), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Rochdale Hornets, as a fullback or winger.
Richard David Myler is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half and fullback for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship. He is a member of the Ireland squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup, having declared for Ireland in 2022. Previously he has represented England and the England Knights at international level.
Gil Dudson is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League and Wales at international level.
Kyle Amor is a TV broadcaster and former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship. Outside of Rugby League, Kyle is also an ambassador for Ortus Energy, a leading U.K. Solar company.
Brad Dwyer is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
Dominic Crosby is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League.
Danny Bridge is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays for Oldham in Betfred League 1.
Sam Wilde is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.