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Full name | George Martin Ivor Griffin [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | 26 June 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 15 September 2023 |
George Griffin (born 26 June 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers, the London Broncos, and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. He has spent time at Gateshead Thunder in the Championship 1 on dual registration from Hull KR, and at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League on loan from Salford.
Griffin was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He is the younger brother to Josh and Darrell Griffin.
Griffin previously played rugby union while growing up in Oxford, before moving to rugby league alongside his brothers. He played as a junior for Stanley Rangers. [2]
In October 2023, working together with former Castleford teammate Bureta Faraimo, Griffin released a children's book titled Harvey Hippo Finds His Talent. [5]
Griffin signed for Hull Kingston Rovers on a two-year deal in September 2011. [6] He had been playing in Australia for the Queanbeyan Kangaroos, a feeder team to the Canberra Raiders, and was originally set to sign for Crusaders until they withdrew from Super League. [6]
Griffin made his Super League debut for Hull KR against the Widnes Vikings on 29 July 2012. [7] He went on to make a total of 20 appearances throughout his 2 seasons at Hull KR.
In 2013, Griffin played for Gateshead Thunder in the Championship 1 through their dual registration agreement with Hull KR. He made 3 appearances and scored 2 tries for the Thunder. [3]
In January 2014, it was announced that Griffin had signed for the London Broncos. [8] He made 20 appearances and scored 1 try in the 2014 season.
In July 2014, shortly after London's relegation from Super League was mathematically confirmed, Griffin signed a one-year deal to join the Salford Red Devils for 2015. [9] He would be joining his older brothers Darrell and Josh who already played for the club. [10]
Griffin played alongside both of his brothers for the first time at the 2015 Magic Weekend against the Widnes Vikings, just days after the death of their father. [11] He signed a two-year contract extension with Salford in June 2015. [12]
In May 2017, Griffin agreed a new two-year contract with Salford, keeping him at the club until the end of 2019. [13]
He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat to St Helens at Old Trafford. [14] [15] [16]
Griffin made 115 appearances and scored 20 tries during his time at Salford.
Griffin joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal in March 2015, making 5 appearances. [17]
In July 2019, Griffin signed a two-year deal to join the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 996) from 2020. [18] Head coach Daryl Powell described him as a "tough hard-working player" with a "first-class work rate and attitude". [19]
Griffin was assigned squad number 16 for 2020. [20] He made his Castleford debut on 2 February against the Toronto Wolfpack. [21] He scored his first try for the club against Hull FC in the 6th round of the Challenge Cup. [22]
In May 2021, Griffin extended his contract with the Tigers for a further year. [23] On 17 July 2021, he played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St Helens. [24] Griffin played 21 games for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation. [25]
Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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Hull Kingston Rovers | 2012 | Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
→ Gateshead Thunder (DR) | 2013 | Championship 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
London Broncos | 2014 | Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Salford Red Devils | 2015 | Super League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2016 | Super League | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
2017 | Super League | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
2018 | Super League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
2019 | Super League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
Total | 114 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | ||
→ Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (loan) | 2015 | Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Castleford Tigers | 2020 | Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | Super League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2022 | Super League | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
2023 | Super League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Career total | 241 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
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