Steve Griffiths (rugby union)

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Steve Griffiths
Birth nameSteven Griffiths
Date of birth (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Morecambe, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-96 Orrell ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-97
1997-99
1999–2002
London Scottish
Leeds Tykes
Glasgow Caledonians


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National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland A 9

Steve Griffiths (born 4 August 1973 in Morecambe, England) is an English born former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors - then known as Glasgow Caledonians - at the Lock position.

He qualified for Scotland as his mother was born in Edinburgh. [1] Confirming his Scottish nationality by playing for the Scottish national 'A' side, he played 9 times at Scotland A level. [1]

Starting with Orrell in 1995-96 season, Griffiths then was signed by London Scottish for the next season, before then moving to Leeds Tykes in for the 1997-98 season. [2]

He played 26 times for Leeds Tykes in the 1998-99 season [3] before moving to Scotland to play for Glasgow Caledonians.

He was to play 54 times for the professional Glasgow provincial side. [4]

Griffiths had to retire from rugby in November 2002 due to a neck injury. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby Union | Celtic | Griffiths forced to retire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. "Steven Griffiths Player matches All competitions All seasons". Statbunker.
  3. "Squad - 1st Team - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Players". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. 1 2 Peter Donald and David Kelso (2 November 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Cusiter to spark cup points spree". Telegraph.co.uk.