Steve Griffiths (rugby union)
Steve Griffiths (born 4 August 1973 in Morecambe, England) is an English born former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors - then known as Glasgow Caledonians - at the Lock position.
| Birth name | Steven Griffiths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 August 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Morecambe, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He qualified for Scotland as his mother was born in Edinburgh.[1] Confirming his Scottish nationality by playing for the Scottish national 'A' side, he played 9 times at Scotland A level.[1]
Starting with Orrell in 1995-96 season, Griffiths then was signed by London Scottish for the next season, before then moving to Leeds Tykes in for the 1997-98 season.[2]
He played 26 times for Leeds Tykes in the 1998-99 season[3] before moving to Scotland to play for Glasgow Caledonians.
He was to play 54 times for the professional Glasgow provincial side.[4]
Griffiths had to retire from rugby in November 2002 due to a neck injury.[4]
References
- "Rugby Union | Celtic | Griffiths forced to retire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- "Steven Griffiths Player matches All competitions All seasons". Statbunker.
- "Squad - 1st Team - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Players". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Peter Donald and David Kelso (2 November 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Cusiter to spark cup points spree". Telegraph.co.uk.