Josh Griffin

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Josh Griffin
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Personal information
Full nameJoshua Martin Joseph Griffin [1]
Born (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34)
Oxford, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Weight16 st 12 lb (107 kg) [2]
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Centre, Wing, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10000
2009–10 Huddersfield Giants 20000
2010(loan)Batley Bulldogs 1450020
2011 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20620064
2012 Castleford Tigers 21141058
2014 Batley Bulldogs 1060024
2014–16 Salford Red Devils 4330860292
2017–23 Hull F.C. 1434500136
2023– Wakefield Trinity 52008
Total2591081070602
Rugby union
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–14 Leeds Carnegie 39120060
Source: [3] [4]
As of 2 February 2024

Josh Griffin (born 9 May 1990) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or second-rower for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Championship. [5]

Contents

He has previously played for the Hull FC, Huddersfield Giants, Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 921) and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. He spent time at the Batley Bulldogs, on loan from Huddersfield and also on permanent deal at Batley in the Championship. [5] Between 2012 and 2014 he played professional rugby union as a winger for Leeds Carnegie in the RFU Championship.

Background

Griffin was born in Oxford, England.[ citation needed ]

Club career

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Having joined the club as a junior, Griffin made his professional début for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in a Challenge Cup victory against Salford on 20 April 2008. [6]

Huddersfield Giants

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 début later that year.[ citation needed ]

Griffin spent most of 2010 on loan at Batley, and rejoined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011.[ citation needed ]

Castleford Tigers

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

Batley Bulldogs

He returned to rugby league in 2014 with Batley.[ citation needed ]

Salford Red Devils

In 2014, Griffin initially joined Salford Red Devils on a trial for the end of the 2014 season before securing himself a permanent two-year deal.[ citation needed ]

Hull F.C.

In 2017, Griffin joined Hull F.C., and played in Hull's 18–14 Challenge Cup final win over the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium. [7]

In the 2020 Super League season, he made a total of 16 appearances. He played in Hull's 29–2 semi-final defeat against Wigan. In the first half, Griffin gave away a crucial penalty after Wigan had lost possession of the ball. Griffin raced over to Wigan player Oliver Partington and patted him on the head which sparked an all-in brawl. Wigan would then score two tries in quick succession from the resulting penalty. [8]

In May 2021, Griffin scored his 100th career try in a match against the Leeds Rhinos. The match was Leeds' first home fixture in front of a home crowd for over 400 days as national restrictions were eased during the coronavirus pandemic. [9]

In the 2021 Challenge Cup semi-final, Griffin ruptured his achilles during Hull FC's 33–18 loss against St Helens RLFC. [10] In round 14 of the 2023 Super League season, Griffin scored a hat-trick in Hull FC's upset victory over Warrington. [11] In the 2023 Challenge Cup quarter-final, Griffin was sent off for dissent just after half-time whistle in Hull FC's match against St Helens. St Helens would go on to win the match 32–18. [12] On 20 June 2023, Griffin was handed a seven-game ban by the RFL and fined £1000 over the incident. [13]

Wakefield Trinity

In July 2023, Griffin signed a contract to join Wakefield Trinity which would last until the end of 2024. [14]

Personal life

Griffin is the younger brother of the rugby league player Darrell Griffin, [15] and the older brother of George Griffin. All three brothers played together for Salford in 2015.

Honours

Hull FC

Wakefield Trinity

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Josh Griffin Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. LRL
  4. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  5. 1 2 Laybourn, Ian (11 April 2008). "Wakefield forced to turn to youth". London: Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  6. "Salford City Reds 8–38 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  7. "Hull FC 18–14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs". Mirror. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Wigan Warriors v Hull FC highlights as FC struggle to find play-off form in one-sided defeat". www.hulldailymail.co.uk.
  9. "Leeds 12–18 Hull: Visitors hold out in bruising encounter at sodden Headingley". LoveRugbyLeague. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. "Hull FC 18 St Helens 33: Josh Griffin injury horror as Hull FC fall short in Challenge Cup". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  11. "Super League: Hull FC 30–18 Warrington Wolves – Josh Griffin hat-trick seals comeback win". www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Josh Griffin: Hull FC centre faces at least a six-game ban after red card in Challenge Cup loss". www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Josh Griffin: Hull FC centre gets seven-game ban after red card in Challenge Cup loss". www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Ex-Hull FC man Josh Griffin reveals the Super League club he turned down to sign for Wakefield Trinity". www.totalrl.com.
  15. Wilson, Andy (12 April 2008). "Wakefield injury crisis offers Griffin brothers chance to face off for Yorkshire bragging rights". London: Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2008.