Archie Griffin | |
Birth Date: | 24 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Height: | 1.90NaN0 |
Weight: | 1240NaN0[1] |
School: | Marlborough College |
University: | University of Bath |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Bath |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Bath |
Apps1: | 9 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023 |
Clubs2: | Richmond |
Apps2: | 1 |
Points2: | 5 |
Repyears1: | 2020 |
Repteam1: | Wales U20 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2024– |
Repteam2: | Wales |
Repcaps2: | 1 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 10 February 2024 |
Repupdate: | 10 February 2024 |
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]
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]
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]
Having previously represented Wales U18,[8] in January 2024, Griffin was included in the senior Wales squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.[9]