Barry Berrigan
Birth date6 June 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Retiredyes
Club 1Canterbury Bulldogs
Year1start1995
Year1end99
Appearances 124
Tries 11
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 14
Club 2Brisbane Broncos
Year2start2003
Year2end05
Appearances 232
Tries 26
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 224
TeamaQueensland Residents
Yearastart2003
Appearancesa1
Triesa1
Goalsa0
Fieldgoalsa0
Pointsa4
Source[1][2]
Updated8 January 2024

Barry Berrigan (born 6 June 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league 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. Has 4 sons

Background

He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of German descent.[3]

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. 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

  • Junior Club: Wests Mitchelton
  • First Grade Debut: Round 10, Brisbane Broncos v. Illawarra at Steelers, 20 May 1995

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Barry Berrigan – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Yesterday's Hero – Your Sporting Hero's – Barry Berrigan – Brisbane, Bulldogs". yesterdayshero.com.au. 10 August 2012. Archived 10 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "German RL shines in the Summer". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-17.