Darrell Griffin

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Darrell Griffin
Personal information
Full name Darrell Griffin
Date of birth 19 June 1981 (1981-06-19) (age 26)
Place of birth Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 18 st 7 lbs (118 kg)
Nickname(s) Big Daz
Relatives Josh Griffin
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Huddersfield Giants
Number 18
Youth clubs
Years Club
2000 Oxford Cavaliers
Other clubs
Years Club
xxxx ‐ 03 Harlequins
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)

2003 ‐ 05
2006 ‐
London Broncos
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Huddersfield Giants

92 (42)
26 (4)
Representative teams
2005 ‐ England 2

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Darrell Griffin is a rugby league player with Huddersfield Giants, and an England international. His former clubs include Oxford Cavaliers, London Broncos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

He is notable as being a top flight rugby league player from a non-traditional area, progressing through the youth system at Oxford Cavaliers and onto the London Broncos academy.[1][2][3]

His younger brother Josh Griffin is contracted to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[4]

Griffin joined Wakefield in June 2003 from rugby union side Harlequins.[5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wakefield star Monty speaks out. Oxford Cavaliers (2006-03-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
  2. ^ South can be big force. Huddersfield Examiner (2008-03-22). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
  3. ^ London Broncos 2001 Official Guide: "Enter the Gladiators - Broncos player profiles 2001", London Broncos, Darrell Griffin, p14, 1st January 2001
  4. ^ Watene Missing for Wildcats. Sportinglife (2008-04-11). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
  5. ^ Wildcats reward stars. BBC (2003-09-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
  6. ^ Griffin helps push back boundaries. The Independent (2003-06-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.

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