Josh Griffin

Josh Griffin (born 9 May 1990) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as a forward for the York Knights in the Super League.

He has previously played for Hull FC, Huddersfield Giants, Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. He spent time at the Batley Bulldogs, on loan from Huddersfield and also on permanent deal at Batley in the Championship.

Huddersfield Giants He joined Huddersfield Giants at the end of the 2008 season.

He made his début for Huddersfield in the Challenge Cup victory over Rochdale Hornets on 11 May 2009, and made his Super League début later that year.

Griffin spent most of 2010 on loan at Batley, and rejoined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011.

Castleford Tigers He signed for Castleford Tigers in September 2011, and played for them in 2012 before leaving the club to join rugby union club; Leeds Carnegie with immediate effect at the end of the season.

Batley Bulldogs He returned to rugby league in 2014 with Batley.

Salford Red Devils In 2014, Griffin initially joined Salford Red Devils on a trial for the end of the 2014 season before securing himself a permanent two-year deal.

Hull F.C. In 2017, Griffin joined Hull F.C., and played in Hull's 18–14 Challenge Cup final win over the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.

In the 2020 Super League season, he made a total of 16 appearances. He played in Hull's 29–2 semi-final defeat against Wigan. In the first half, Griffin gave away a crucial penalty after Wigan had lost possession of the ball. Griffin raced over to Wigan player Oliver Partington and patted him on the head which sparked an all-in brawl. Wigan would then score two tries in quick succession from the resulting penalty.

In May 2021, Griffin scored his 100th career try in a match against the Leeds Rhinos. The match was Leeds' first home fixture in front of a home crowd for over 400 days as national restrictions were eased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 2021 Challenge Cup semi-final, Griffin ruptured his achilles during Hull FC's 33–18 loss against St Helens RLFC. In round 14 of the 2023 Super League season, Griffin scored a hat-trick in Hull FC's upset victory over Warrington. In the 2023 Challenge Cup quarter-final, Griffin was sent off for dissent just after half-time whistle in Hull FC's match against St Helens. St Helens would go on to win the match 32–18. On 20 June 2023, Griffin was handed a seven-game ban by the RFL and fined £1000 over the incident.

Wakefield Trinity In July 2023, Griffin signed a contract to join Wakefield Trinity which would last until the end of 2024. Griffin played 20 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2025 Super League season including their elimination play off loss against Leigh.

York RLFC In August 2025, Griffin signed a contract to join York RLFC ahead of the 2026 season.

In June 2026, Griffin announced that he had retired from rugby league with immediate effect, after suffering a ruptured pectoral muscle.

Personal life Griffin is the younger brother of the rugby league player Darrell Griffin, and the older brother of George Griffin. All three brothers played together for Salford in 2015.

Honours

Hull FC

Challenge Cup: (1) 2017

Wakefield Trinity

RFL 1895 Cup (1): 2024 RFL Championship Leaders' Shield: 2024