Chris Bridge

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Chris Bridge
Chris Bridge Warrington.jpg
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Bridge
Born (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40) [1]
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg) [1]
Position Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–05 Bradford Bulls 1746028
2005–15 Warrington Wolves 22810731111051
2013(loan)→ Swinton Lions 10000
2016–17 Widnes Vikings 351121086
Total28112233811165
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–07 Ireland 3212032
2009–10 England 41004
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]
Relatives Danny Bridge (brother)

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.

Contents

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]

Background

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.

Playing career

Club career

Huddersfield Giants

He was in the youth system of the Huddersfield Giants.

Bradford Bulls

Bridge began his career with the Bradford Bulls.

Warrington Wolves

Bridge playing for Warrington in 2007 Chris Bridge.jpg
Bridge playing for Warrington in 2007

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]

Widnes Vikings

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]

International career

Ireland

He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [13]

England

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ RL Record Keepers' Club
  6. ↑ "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bridge to join Vikings on two-year deal". Super League. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chris Bridge: Widnes' former Warrington and England centre to retire". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  14. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (13 June 2010). "Widdop passes his first Test at a canter". The Independent . UK: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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