Chris Bridge

Chris Bridge (5 July 1984) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England and Ireland, and at club level for the Bradford Bulls, Warrington Wolves, Swinton Lions (loan) and the Widnes Vikings, as a wing, centre, stand-off or scrum-half.[2][3]

Chris Bridge
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Bridge
Born (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984[1]
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1]
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–05 Bradford Bulls 16 4 6 0 28
2005–15 Warrington Wolves 210+18 107 311 1 1051
2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Widnes Vikings 35 11 21 0 86
Total 280 122 338 1 1165
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–07 Ireland 3 2 12 0 32
2009–10 England 4 1 0 0 4
Source: [2][3][4]

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Background

Bridge was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

Bridge began his career with the Bradford Bulls.

Bridge playing for Warrington in 2007

Warrington Wolves

He had 10 successful seasons with Warrington Wolves. He started the 2008 campaign in superb form, scoring two tries; ultimately being Warrington's first try scorer of the 2008 season. However, during the second match of the season, away to St Helens, he was carried off with a ruptured achilies tendon.

He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[6][7][8][9][10]

Widnes Vikings

It was confirmed on 14 July 2015 that Bridge signed a two-year deal to play for Widnes Vikings from the start of the 2016 Super League season.[11]

In June 2017, Bridge announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[12]

Ireland

He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[13]

England

In November 2010 he opted out of representing England in the Four Nations due to his wife Kirsten Kimberlee giving birth to their first child, Anais Elise.

He was selected to play for England against France in the one-off test in 2010.[4][14]

References
  1. "Chris Bridge". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. RL Record Keepers' Club
  6. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. "Bridge to join Vikings on two-year deal". Super League. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. "Chris Bridge: Widnes' former Warrington and England centre to retire". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  14. Hadfield, Dave (13 June 2010). "Widdop passes his first Test at a canter". The Independent. UK: Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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