York's Griffin retires after pectoral injury

York Knights player Josh Griffin, in yellow and black, about to pass the ballSWPix

Josh Griffin has called time on an 18-year rugby league career

Josh Griffin has announced the end of his 18-year rugby league career following an injury which has sidelined him for the rest of York Knights' season.

The 36-year-old former Hull FC player sustained a pectoral muscle rupture which ruled him out for at least four months, and has called time on a senior career which began with Wakefield Trinity in 2008.

Griffin also played for Huddersfield Giants, Castleford Tigers, Batley Bulldogs and Salford Red Devils, but it was with the Black and Whites he had his career highlights.

The second-rower was part of the Hull team which won the 2017 Challenge Cup, beating Wigan Warriors in the final, and subsequently returned to Wakefield for a third spell before joining York this season.