David Giffin
Australia
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Full name David Terry Giffin
Born November 6, 1973, Brisbane, QLD
Current age 50 years 143 days
Major teams Australia
Position Lock
Height 6 ft 6 in
Weight 242 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1996-2003 50 43 7 0 0 0 0 0 35 15 0 70
Bledisloe Cup 1999-2003 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 42.85
IRB Rugby World Cup 1999-2003 11 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 90.9
The Rugby Championship 1999-2003 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 50

Career statistics
Test debut Wales v Australia at Cardiff, Dec 1, 1996 match details
Last Test Australia v England at Sydney, Nov 22, 2003 match details
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Profile

David Giffin is a former Australia vice-captain who made 49 appearances for the Wallabies. At the height of his powers he formed a strong partnership with Wallabies skipper John Eales, which helped Australia to their second Rugby World Cup in 1999.

Giffin made his debut for the Wallabies against Wales in December 1996 and quickly established himself as first-choice in the engine room. Giffin went on to take his place in Australia's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, but he was mainly used from the bench as Nathan Sharpe and Justin Harrison took the second-row slots. His final appearance came in the victory over New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

At club level he played three times for his home state of Queensland before joining the ACT Brumbies for the inaugural Super 12 competition. He went on to make 81 appearances for the Brumbies, including scoring the winning try in the final of the 2001 competition.


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May 22, 2004
Brumbies celebrate with 2004 Super 12 trophy
Brumbies celebrate with 2004 Super 12 trophy
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May 22, 2004
Andrew Mehrtens runs with the ball
Andrew Mehrtens runs with the ball
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