Archie Griffin (rugby union)
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| Date of birth | 24 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archie Griffin (born 24 July 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath. Born in Australia, he represents Wales at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Griffin was born in Australia but is Welsh-qualified through his parents. He joined the Bath Rugby academy at 13 years-old having also lived in Singapore until the previous year. He attended Cheam, in Berkshire and Marlborough College, in Wiltshire and signed his first professional contract with Bath in February 2019.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]Having progressed through the Bath Rugby academy and playing for the University of Bath, Griffin made his senior debut for Bath against Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Cup on 26 November 2022.[6] In January 2024, he signed a new three-year contract with Bath.[7]
International career
[edit]Having previously represented Wales U18,[8] in January 2024, Griffin was included in the senior Wales squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archie Griffin". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Archie Griffin". Its Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Archie Griffin". wru. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Steffan (29 November 2023). "The next Welsh-qualified rugby players in England Warren Gatland may now target". Walesonline. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (8 July 2019). "The emerging Welsh rugby talents who have all been given professional rugby contracts in England".
- ^ "BATH RUGBY ACADEMY PROP TO DONATE MULLET TO LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Bath prop Griffin signs extended deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "U18 6 Nations Festival: Wales name 6 Exiles in 26-man squad for U18 Festival". nextgenxv. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Six Nations 2024: Dafydd Jenkins to lead Wales as Louis Rees-Zammit heads to NFL". BBC Sport. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Archie Griffin at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Archie Griffin at Welsh Rugby Union
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- Australian people of Welsh descent
- Bath Rugby players
- People educated at Cheam School
- People educated at Marlborough College
- Richmond F.C. players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Rugby union props
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby union players