Barry Berrigan (born 6 June 1975) is an Australian former professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who played as a the 1990s and 2000s.
He played for the
Brisbane Broncos in the
National Rugby League competition alongside his younger brother,
Shaun Berrigan.
Background
He was born in
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of German descent.
Career
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
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. 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
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in the Toowoomba Rugby league competition for 2014.
Career highlights
*''Junior Club:'' Wests Mitchelton
*''First Grade Debut:'' Round 10, Brisbane Broncos v. Illawarra at Steelers, 20 May 1995
References
External links
Bulldogs profile
1975 births
Australian people of German descent
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian rugby league players
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Brisbane Broncos players
Living people
Wests Panthers players
Redcliffe Dolphins players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Brisbane
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