Date of birth | 18 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95.5 kg (15 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Coláiste Iognáid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | NUI Galway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eoin Griffin (Irish name: Eoghan Ó Griofa; born 18 September 1990) is a former professional rugby union player from Ireland. He primarily played as a centre, and played both outside and inside channels. Griffin last played for Connacht in the Pro14.
Griffin came through Connacht's academy and played for the senior side from 2009 to 2014, before moving to London Irish. After two seasons with the exiles, he returned to Connacht ahead of the 2016–17 season. Griffin has represented his country at under-age level and was part of the Ireland under-20 team which captured the 2009 Under-20 Six Nations.