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George Griffin (rugby league)

George Griffin (born (1992-06-26)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.

George Griffin
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Martin Ivor Griffin[1]
Born (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–13 Hull Kingston Rovers 20 0 0 0 0
2013(DR) → Gateshead Thunder 3 2 0 0 8
2014 London Broncos 20 1 0 0 4
2015–19 Salford Red Devils 114 23 0 0 92
2015(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 0 0 0 0
2020– Castleford Tigers 88 6 0 0 24
Total 250 32 0 0 128
Source: [3][4]
As of 19 September 2024

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.

Background

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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]

Career

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Hull Kingston Rovers

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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.

Gateshead Thunder (dual registration)

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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]

London Broncos

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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.

Salford Red Devils

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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.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (loan)

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Griffin joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal in March 2015, making 5 appearances.[17]

Castleford Tigers

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In July 2019, Griffin signed a two-year deal to join the Castleford Tigers 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 statistics

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Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier App T G DG Pts
  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
2024 Super League 9 0 0 0 0
Total 88 6 0 0 24
Career total 250 32 0 0 128
As of match played 19 September 2024

References

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  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ a b "George Griffin Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b RL Record Keepers' Club
  4. ^ Rugby League Project
  5. ^ "Former Castleford Tigers team-mates link up to release children's book: Harvey Hippo Finds His Talent". Love Rugby League. 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Hull KR sign back-rower George Griffin". BBC Sport. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Super League: Widnes 26-32 Hull Kingston Rovers". BBC Sport. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ^ "George Griffin: London Broncos sign Hull KR man as 12 retained". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Salford Red Devils: George Griffin joins from London Broncos". BBC Sport. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Super League: Josh Griffin pens Salford deal, Red Devils snap up brother George". Sky Sports. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. ^ Bower, Aaron (29 May 2015). "Griffin brothers to play on despite father's death". TotalRL. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  12. ^ "George Griffin signs Salford contract extension". Sky Sports. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. ^ "George Griffin: Salford Red Devils back row agrees new contract". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  14. ^ "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  15. ^ Unwin, Will (12 October 2019). "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  16. ^ "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  17. ^ "Wakefield sign George Griffin on loan from Salford and Jordan Hand from St Helens". Sky Sports. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  18. ^ "George Griffin: Castleford Tigers sign Salford Red Devils forward from 2020 season". BBC Sport. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Tigers confirm Griffin signing". Castleford Tigers. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  20. ^ "2020 squad numbers revealed". Castleford Tigers. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  21. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (2 February 2020). "Super League: Toronto Wolfpack 10-28 Castleford Tigers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  22. ^ Freeman, Jay (13 September 2020). "Challenge Cup: Castleford Tigers 16-29 Hull FC - Hull book Wigan quarter-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  23. ^ "George Griffin: Castleford Tigers trigger forward's contract extension until 2022". Sky Sports. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com. 22 September 2023.
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