Thomas Griffen

Thomas Sydney Griffen[2] (19 February 1884 – 19 December 1950) was an Australian rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Tom Griffin

Birth name	Thomas Sydney Griffin[1]
Date of birth	(1884-02-19)19 February 1884[1]
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales [1]
Date of death	19 December 1950(1950-12-19) (aged 66)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker[1] National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1907–12[1] Wallabies[1] 6[1] (0[1])
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing  Australasia Olympic Games 1908 London Team competition

Griffin, a hooker, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of six international rugby caps for Australia.[3]

Griffen middle row 3rd from right, with the 1908 Wallaby tour squad

See also

• Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics
• 1912 Australia rugby union tour of Canada and the U.S.

References

1. "Scrum.com player profile of Tom Griffin". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. Other sources spell his name Griffin.
3. Australian Rugby Team (Touring America), 1912, The Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 September 1912), p.15.

External links

• Thomas Griffen at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-16)
• Tom Griffin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)