David Briggs (rugby union)

David Briggs
Full name	David Joseph Briggs
Date of birth	21 June 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	244 lb (111 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1997–04	Waikato
2006	Hawke's Bay
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1999–03	Chiefs
International career
Years	Team
1997	Tonga

David Joseph Briggs (born 21 June 1970) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Born to a Tongan father and Maori mother, Briggs grew up in the small community of Taharoa in Waikato.^[2]

Briggs was a prop, capped for Tonga on their 1997 tour of Great Britain, captaining the side in a Test against Wales at St Helen's.^[3] Further international opportunities were knocked back due to his focus on professional rugby.^[4]

A Waikato player, Briggs's form had him keeping Chiefs captain Michael Collins out of the provincial line-up in 1999 and the next year he got his first start in the Chiefs XV. He made a total of 31 Super 12 appearances for the Chiefs.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Concussion, a nagging headache with many knocked out of rugby by it, and worse". Stuff.co.nz. 28 April 2017.
^ "Rugby: Late learner works his way to top". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000.
^ "Jones's 20:20 Vision: A reasonable defeat". South Wales Evening Post. 17 November 1997.
^ "The battle to get to the cup - Rugby World Cup News". NZ Herald. 19 September 2003.
^ "David Joseph Briggs". New Zealand Rugby History.

External links[edit]

David Briggs at ESPNscrum

[1] "Concussion, a nagging headache with many knocked out of rugby by it, and worse". Stuff.co.nz. 28 April 2017.

[2] "Rugby: Late learner works his way to top". NZ Herald. 30 June 2000.

[3] "Jones's 20:20 Vision: A reasonable defeat". South Wales Evening Post. 17 November 1997.

[4] "The battle to get to the cup - Rugby World Cup News". NZ Herald. 19 September 2003.

[5] "David Joseph Briggs". New Zealand Rugby History.

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