The Castleford prop is a man of many talents: professional athlete, published writer, electrician and personal trainer
oung athletes are often told to “add legs to their table”. When the leg that was their sporting career is taken away, the table will remain stable if it is held up by other interests and identities. George Griffin, who is coming towards the end of his rugby career, has many legs on his table.
Griffin had played one pre-season friendly when an ongoing groin pain turned out to require a quadruple hernia operation. “I’ve never been at a club hit by so many injuries in pivotal positions all at once,” he says. “We couldn’t afford any more so we didn’t even have any contact sessions in training – so my first tackle in 12 weeks was against St Helens. I was only meant to play 30 minutes but ended up doing 65 in the back row. My lungs were burning.
That may well be on Friday when they take on a desperate Hull FC side. Victory for Cas would take them five points clear of the Airlie Birds approaching the halfway mark of the season.George was introduced to rugby league by his big brother Darrell. The family were running a pub in the Cotswolds village of Aston when Darrell – a teenage union player talented enough to sign with Harlequins – started playing league for local side Oxford Cavaliers.
Last year George noticed former USA winger Bureta Faraimo doing some impressive doodling during Tigers team meetings. “I said to our welfare manager ‘keep it quiet but I’ve written a children’s book and need an illustrator’. He said we had a talented artist in the squad. Bureta jumped at the chance to do the illustrations on his iPad. It’s way beyond what I could have hoped for.”
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