James Griffen is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]

Jim Griffen
Personal information
Full nameJames Griffen
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–19 North Shore Albions 53 10 9 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–1913 Auckland 19 7 2 0 25
1910 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Griffen in the Auckland side to play Wellington on 5 August 1911.
 
Griffen in the Auckland side to play New Zealand at Eden Park in 1912. he is 3rd from the left.

Griffen played for Auckland in 1909 against Taranaki.[2]

In 1910 he played twice against the touring Great Britain Lions, once for Auckland and once for New Zealand. In 1912 he was part of the Auckland side that defeated New Zealand 38-16 prior to their tour of Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.