Neil Briggs (born 1 June 1985 in Germany) is a rugby union player who most recently played for Sale Sharks.
| Date of birth | 1 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Briggs plays as a Hooker, but he can also play as a Flanker.
Briggs started his career at Rotherham Titans before moving to Sale Sharks where he notched up 104 appearances from 2005 to 2011.[2] In the 2005–2006 season, Briggs made 3 appearances as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.[3] In October 2011 he left Sale to join French club Bourgoin for the remainder of the 2011–12 season[4] before returning to the Aviva Premiership with London Welsh in 2012.[2]
Briggs made his debut for the England Saxons against the Argentina Jaguars at the 2009 Churchill Cup.[5]
After James Gaskell was injured in October 2010, Briggs was appointed Sale's captain for the remainder of the season.[6] In turn, Briggs too succumbed to injury a month into his tenure as captain. The shoulder injury – which was sustained in a practice session when Briggs was tackled by Neil McMillan – sidelined him for up to three months.[7]
For the 2013–14 season Briggs was signed by Leicester Tigers.[8] On 30 January 2015, Briggs resigned with his old club Sale Sharks for the 2015–16 season onwards.[9]
For the 2017-2018 Season Briggs signed for National 2 North side Sale FC Rugby.
References edit
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ a b London Welsh sign hooker Neil Briggs from Bourgoin, BBC Sport, 6 August 2012, retrieved 11 May 2013
- ^ "Zurich Premiership 2005/06 » Sale Sharks » Season appearances". rugby.statbunker.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Neil Briggs leaves Sale Sharks for French side Bourgoin, BBC Sport, 4 October 2011, retrieved 11 May 2013
- ^ "England Saxons 28–20 Argentina". BBC. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Neil Briggs handed Sale Sharks captaincy for the season, BBC Sport, 21 October 2010, retrieved 25 October 2010
- ^ Leigh, Neil (26 November 2010), Briggs injury leaves Sale reeling, Manchester Evening News, retrieved 1 December 2010
- ^ Neil Briggs and Jamie Gibson agree deals with Leicester Tigers, Leicester Mercury, 1 March 2013, retrieved 11 May 2013
- ^ "Sale Sharks resign Leicester Tigers hooker Neil Briggs". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.