Jonathan Griffiths
{{short description|GB & Wales dual-code international rugby footballer}}
{{for|another person|Jonathan Griffiths (shipowner)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|first = RU
|name = Jonathan Griffiths
|fullname = Jonathan Lynn Griffiths{{cite web|title=Jonathan Griffiths|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/10152.html|website=ESPN Scrum|accessdate=27 January 2015}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|23|df=y}}
|birth_place = Carmarthen, Wales
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|ru_position = Scrum half
|ru_club1 = Llanelli RFC
|ru_year1start = 1983
|ru_year1end = 1997
|ru_appearances1 = 178
|ru_tries1 = 69
|ru_goals1 = 3
|ru_fieldgoals1 = 0
|ru_points1 = 288
|ru_teamA = Wales
|ru_yearAstart = 1988
|ru_yearAend = 89
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|position = {{rlp|SO|SH}}
|club1 = St Helens
|year1start = 1989
|year1end = 95
|appearances1 = 140
|tries1 = 39
|goals1 = 0
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|points1 = 156
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|yearAstart = 1991
|yearAend = 94
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Jonathan Lynn Griffiths (born 23 August 1964) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|so}} or {{rlp|sh}} in the 1980s and 1990s.
Rugby union
Griffiths played club level rugby union for Llanelli. He attained his first cap for the Wales national rugby union team 11 June 1988 versus New Zealand. In 1989, he switched codes to rugby league, joining St Helens.{{cite web |title=Rugby Union: The talent exodus: Eight years of Welsh emigration |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-the-talent-exodus-eight-years-of-welsh-emigration-1450797.html |website=The Independent |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=23 September 1994}}
Rugby league
Griffiths played at {{rlp|so}} for St Helens' in their 8–13 defeat against Wigan in the 1990–91 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium. He also played {{rlp|sh}} in St Helens' 4–5 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2745|title=1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713170348/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2745|url-status=dead}}
Griffiths was a Great Britain and Wales international. He was named in the Wales squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, but did not make any appearances during the tournament.{{cite web |title=1995 Rugby League World Cup |url=https://wrl.wales/1995-rugby-league-world-cup |publisher=Wales Rugby League |access-date=18 February 2024}}
Personal life
As of 2013, Griffith's is a fireman in Pembrokeshire and a practising Christian. He has two children called Stevie and Jack. Stevie was recently promoted to the role of AR. Wayulllllls.
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104732/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm World Cup 1995 details]
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=15464 Profile at saints.org.uk]
{{Wales squad 1995 Rugby League World Cup}}
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Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Carmarthenshire
Category:Rugby union players from Carmarthen
Category:Rugby union scrum-halves
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:Wales national rugby league team players