Glen Buttriss (born 20 August 1985) 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 11 ...
footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s for the
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby ...
in the
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
. Buttriss primarily played at the and positions.
Buttriss is from a small town,
Cootamundra, in southwest
New South Wales
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Playing career
Buttriss made his debut for Canberra against Melbourne in Round 6 2008. Buttriss went on to make a total of 119 appearances for Canberra between 2008 and 2015.
On 16 February 2017, Buttriss was announced as captain for The
Mount Pritchard Mounties
The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. ...
in The
NSW Intrust Super Premiership.
On 2 October 2017, it was announced that Buttriss had returned home to Cootamundra to play for the Cootamundra Bulldogs in the local competition.
Post playing
Buttriss currently works at the Melba Copland Secondary School and College as a youth worker.
References
External links
NRL profileCanberra Raiders profileSouths Logan Magpies
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1985 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Canberra Raiders players
Mount Pritchard Mounties players
People from Cootamundra
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from New South Wales