Background
Griffin was born in Barna, Galway.
Griffin was born in Barna, Galway.
Griffin was educated at Colaiste Iognáid, where he lost the Connacht Schools Junior Cup to Garbally College after having overcome the Bish in the semi-final.
He prmarily plays as a centre, and can play both outside inside channels. Griffin plays for London Irish, having joined the team from Irish provincial side Connacht. Griffin has represented his country at under-age level and was part of the Ireland under-20 team which captured the Six Nations title in 2009.
When he was younger, he also played soccer with Salthill Devon and Gaelic football with Salthill-Knocknacarra, before settling on rugby, which he played with Corinthians.
Shortly after this defeat, the young Griffin suffered the first setback of his rapidly progressing career, tearing his cruciate ligament. Professional Club Connacht
Griffin first played professionally for the Irish provincial team Connacht, based in his hometown of Galway.
Griffin was first called into the senior squad against Olympus Rugby Madrid. Griffin scored a try on his first competitive start for the province in their defeat to the Llanelli Scarlets on 25 April 2010.
In March 2011, it was announced that Griffin had signed a two-year senior deal with the province and would be part of the first team squad for the coming season.
He started in the away match with Harlequins, the home match with Toulouse and the away match against Gloucester. He also made 11 starts and four substitute appearances in that year"s league. In the following season, Griffin continued to be a regular part of the first team, making 16 appearances in the 2012-2013 league, starting all but one of these games.
London Irish
After three senior seasons with Connacht Rugby, in February 2014 it was announced that Griffin had signed a two-year contract to join London Irish that summer.
On the back of his performances in both successful Connacht Schools Cup. campaigns he was capped for Ireland Youths and the Ireland under-20s. He is yet to represent Ireland at senior or "A" level
He played in three games, starting two of them.
His first taste of sporting success came when Corinthians team achieved an Under 14 League/Cup double, which the team hadn"t achieved since Johnny O"Connor had played for the club Overcoming this he went on to become a two-time winner of the Connacht Schools Senior Cup. He played seven times in 2010-2011 Celtic League, scoring one try, and made an appearance in the 2010-2011 European Challenge Cup against Bayonne. Griffin was also man of the match in Connacht"s 26–22 win over Samoa on 9 November 2010. Connacht played in the Heineken Cup for the first time in the 2011-2012 competition, with Griffin playing in three of the province"s six games. Connacht featured in the top European competition again that season, with Griffin playing four times in the 2012-2013 Heineken Cup.
However, in the summer of 2013 Griffin was a member of the Emerging Ireland squad that participated in the 2013 Institutional Review Board Tbilisi Cup held in Georgia.
