Vincent Gribbin
Vincent "Vince" Gribbin (first ¼ 1965[2]) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),[3] Whitehaven (two spells), and Salford, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
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Full name | Vincent Gribbin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | first ¼ 1965 (age 54–55) Whitehaven, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Vince Gribbin's birth was registered in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.
Playing career
International honours
Vince Gribbin won a cap for Great Britain while at Whitehaven in 1985 against France.[1]
Career records
Vince Gribbin held Whitehaven's "tries in a season" record with 31-tries, beating Bill Smith's previous record of 29-ties, this was subsequently extended to 34-tries by Mick Pechey, he holds Whitehaven's "tries in a match" record with 6-tries against Doncaster on Sunday 18 November 1984.
Honoured at Whitehaven
Vince Gribbin is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee.
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- "Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com". pitchero.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.