Josh Griffin (born 9 May 1990) is an English

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footballer who plays as a or er for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

, Huddersfield Giants,

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

( Heritage № 921) and the Salford Red Devils in the

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. He spent time at the Batley Bulldogs, on loan from

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and also on permanent deal at

Batley Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...

in the Championship. Between 2012 and 2014 he played professional

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as a winger for

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in the RFU Championship.

Background

Griffin was born in

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, England.

Club career

Having joined the club as a junior, Griffin made his professional début for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in a

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victory against Salford on 20 April 2008. He joined

at the end of the 2008 season. He made his début for Huddersfield in the

victory over

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on 11 May 2009, and made his Super League début later that year. Griffin spent most of 2010 on loan at

, and rejoined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011. He signed for

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...

in September 2011, and played for them in 2012 before leaving the club to join rugby union club;

with immediate effect at the end of the season. He returned to rugby league in 2014 with Batley. In 2014 Griffin initially joined Salford on a trial for the end of the 2014 season before securing himself a permanent 2-year deal. In 2017 Griffin joined

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and wer ...

, and played in Hull's 18-14

final win over the

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. In the 2020 Super League season, he made a total of 16 appearances. In May 2021, Griffin scored his 100th career try in a match against

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

. The match was Leeds' first home fixture in front of a home crowd for over 400 days as national restrictions were eased during the

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. In the

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semi-final, Griffin ruptured his achilles during

's 33-18 loss against

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Personal life

Griffin is the younger brother of the rugby league player

Darrell Griffin Darrell Griffin (born 19 June 1981) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Keighley Cougars in League 1. An England international representative , his former clubs include the Oxford Cavaliers, the London Broncos ...

, and the older brother of George Griffin. All three brothers played together for Salford in 2015.

Honours

*Challenge Cup: (1) 2017

References

External links

Hull F.C. profileSalford profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Josh 1990 births Living people Batley Bulldogs players Castleford Tigers players English rugby league players English rugby union players Huddersfield Giants players Hull F.C. players Leeds Tykes players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Oxfordshire Rugby league wingers Rugby union wings Salford Red Devils players Rugby union players from Oxford Sportspeople from Oxford Wakefield Trinity players