Neil Briggs (born 1 June 1985 in Germany) is a rugby union player who most recently played for Sale Sharks.
Briggs started his career at Rotherham Titans before moving to Sale Sharks where he notched up 104 appearances from 2005 to 2011.
[3] In October 2011 he left Sale to join French club Bourgoin for the remainder of the 2011–12 season[4] before returning to the Aviva Premiership with London Welsh in 2012.
[5] After James Gaskell was injured in October 2010, Briggs was appointed Sale's captain for the remainder of the season.
The shoulder injury – which was sustained in a practice session when Briggs was tackled by Neil McMillan – sidelined him for up to three months.