Barry Berrigan
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| Born | 6 June 1975 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barry Berrigan (born 6 June 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker the 1990s and 2000s.
He played for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition alongside his younger brother, Shaun Berrigan. Has 4 sons
Background
[edit]He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of German descent.[3]
Career
[edit]Berrigan started his career with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1995 where he remained until 1999. After a few stints in the Queensland Wizard Cup with Redcliffe and Toowoomba he linked with the Brisbane Broncos in 2003. He made 20 first grade appearances for them in 2005. Berrigan was forced to retire after Round 2 in 2006 citing ongoing neck problems. At the conclusion of his career he played the 2008 season for his junior club Wests Mitchelton. This side included Paul Farrell, Clayton Sellars and Jack Muir. Barry will play alongside his brother Shaun for the Dalby Diehards in the Toowoomba Rugby league competition for 2014.
Career highlights
[edit]- Junior Club: Wests Mitchelton
- First Grade Debut: Round 10, Brisbane Broncos v. Illawarra at Steelers, 20 May 1995
References
[edit]- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Barry Berrigan – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Yesterday's Hero – Your Sporting Hero's – Barry Berrigan – Brisbane, Bulldogs". yesterdayshero.com.au. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.
- ^ "German RL shines in the Summer". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Australian people of German descent
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Brisbane Broncos players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Queensland Residents rugby league team players
- Redcliffe Dolphins players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Brisbane
- Wests Panthers players
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs