Neil Briggs

Neil Briggs
Date of birth 1 June 1985
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2004–2005
2005–2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-		 Rotherham
Sale Sharks
Bourgoin
London Welsh
Leicester Tigers
103
(30)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009– England Saxons

Neil Briggs (born 1 June 1985 in Germany) is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.

Briggs plays as a Hooker, but he can also play as a Flanker.

Briggs started his career at Rotherham Titans before moving to Sale Sharks where he notched up 104 appearances from 2005 to 2011.[2] In the 2005–2006 season, Briggs made 3 appearances as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.[3] In October 2011 he left Sale to join French club Bourgoin for the remainder of the 2011-2012 season[4] before returning to the Aviva Premiership with London Welsh in 2012.[2]

Briggs made his debut for the England Saxons against the Argentina Jaguars at the 2009 Churchill Cup.[5]

After James Gaskell was injured in October 2010, Briggs was appointed Sale's captain for the remainder of the season.[6] In turn, Briggs too succumbed to injury a month into his tenure as captain. The shoulder injury – which was sustained in a practise session when Briggs was tackled by Neil McMillan – sidelined him for up to three months.[7]

For the 2013-2014 season Briggs is reported to have been signed by Leicester Tigers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 London Welsh sign hooker Neil Briggs from Bourgoin, BBC Sport, 6 August 2012, retrieved 2013-05-11
  3. ↑ "Zurich Premiership 2005/06 » Sale Sharks » Season appearances". rugby.statbunker.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Neil Briggs leaves Sale Sharks for French side Bourgoin, BBC Sport, 4 October 2011, retrieved 2013-05-11
  5. ↑ "England Saxons 28–20 Argentina". BBC. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  6. ↑ Neil Briggs handed Sale Sharks captaincy for the season, BBC Sport, 21 October 2010, retrieved 2010-10-25
  7. ↑ Leigh, Neil (26 November 2010), Briggs injury leaves Sale reeling, Manchester Evening News, retrieved 2010-12-01
  8. ↑ Neil Briggs and Jamie Gibson agree deals with Leicester Tigers, Leicester Mercury, 1 March 2013, retrieved 2013-05-11

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