[5] A former Great Britain and Wales international, he played the majority of his career at Warrington Wolves in the Super League as a stand-off or scrum-half.

While at home for Christmas leave, he played a friendly for St Helens in their Boxing Day Challenge Match against Wigan Warriors.

[6] Briers made his competitive St. Helens on 8 February 1997 in the fourth round match of the 1997 Challenge Cup game against Wigan at the age of 18, standing in for suspended captain Bobbie Goulding after an emergency player recal from his loan at Carcassonne.

[citation needed] Briers played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

He returned for Warrington's Challenge Cup fifth round tie against Salford City Reds in which he made scored one try and kicked his 1,000th career goal.

Having made his Wales début in 1998, Briers went on to make 23 appearances for his country and featured in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Following the Wales team's failure to qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, Briers announced his international retirement.

[citation needed] Briers came out of international retirement to represent Wales in the 2010 European Cup, and captained the side to victory in the tournament.