Darrell Griffin

Darrell Griffin

Personal information
Born	(1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 42)[ citation needed ] Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Weight	18 st 8 lb (118 kg) [1]
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–06 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 95 9 3 0 42 2007–11 Huddersfield Giants 140 14 0 0 56 2012 Leeds Rhinos 32 2 0 0 8 2013–15 Salford Red Devils 61 1 2 0 6 2016–18 Featherstone Rovers 62 3 0 0 12 2018– Keighley Cougars 14 2 0 0 8 Total 404 31 5 0 132 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010 England 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P  ????–03 Harlequin F.C. 2018–18 Morley RFC 3 0 0 0 0 Total 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] [4] As of 7 Dec 2020

Darrell Griffin (born 19 June 1981^{[ citation needed ]}) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Keighley Cougars in League 1. An England international representative prop, his former clubs include the Oxford Cavaliers, the London Broncos (Academy), the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the Huddersfield Giants, the Salford Red Devils, the Leeds Rhinos and Featherstone Rovers. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

Darrell Griffin was born in Witney, Oxfordshire, England.

Playing career

Griffin playing for Huddersfield in the 2009 Challenge Cup Final against the Warrington Wolves.

Griffin came through the youth system at both Oxford and Witney Rugby Club. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He joined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in June 2003 from rugby union side Harlequins. ^{[8] [9]} He made his Super League début in 2003 and played for Wakefield Trinity for three years. He was transferred from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to the Huddersfield Giants, where he had a successful spell, making over 100 appearances in five years.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was named in the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. ^[10]

He was also named in the England team to face Wales at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. ^{[4] [11]}

Griffin was transferred from Huddersfield to Leeds on a three-year contract in October 2011.^{[ citation needed ]} He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Griffin was a member of the Leeds team that won the 2012 Super League Grand Final with victory over Warrington at Old Trafford. ^{[16] [13]} He was transferred from Leeds to Salford in 2013 and played for three seasons before leaving at the end of the 2015 season. At the start of the 2016 season Griffin joined Featherstone Rovers, and played for the club until the end of the 2017 season.

Featherstone Rovers - RFL Dispute

In early January 2018 he was sacked by Featherstone Rovers. Featherstone Rovers cited a breach of contract in that Griffin had played some rugby union games for Morley R.F.C. without the written consent of Featherstone Rovers. ^[17] Griffin took Featherstone to an RFL tribunal disputing the allegation. In April 2018 the tribunal announced that Griffin was not in breach of his contract and had not committed any gross misconduct. ^[18] After the tribunal, with compensation from Featherstone still to be settled, Griffin signed a one-year contract with Keighley Cougars. ^[19]

Personal life

His younger brothers Josh Griffin, ^[20] and George Griffin are also rugby league players. All three brothers played together for Salford in the 2015 season.

References

1. "Darrell Griffin Leeds Rhinos". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "Wakefield star Monty speaks out". Oxford Cavaliers. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
6. "South can be big force". Huddersfield Examiner. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
7. London Broncos 2001 Official Guide: "Enter the Gladiators - Broncos player profiles 2001", London Broncos, Darrell Griffin, p. 14, 1 January 2001.
8. "Wildcats reward stars". BBC. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
9. Hadfield, Dave (15 June 2003). "Griffin helps push back boundaries". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
10. "Myler gets England call". England Rugby League. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
11. "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
12. "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
13. "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
14. "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
15. "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
16. "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
17. "Featherstone sack Darrell Griffin for unauthorised rugby union appearances". Sky Sports. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
18. "Player power as Griffin wins his case against Featherstone Rovers". Yorkshire Evening Post . 6 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
19. "Keighley Cougars swoop for former England prop". Telegraph & Argus . 12 April 2018.
20. "Watene Missing for Wildcats". Sportinglife. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2008.

External links

• London Broncos profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Featherstone Rovers profile