Barry Berrigan is an Australian retired professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Brisbane Broncos

Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 in the National Rugby League

National Rugby League

The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

 competition alongside his younger brother, Shaun Berrigan

Shaun Berrigan

Shaun Berrigan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders of the NRL. Brother of fellow professional, Barry, Shaun has also played for the Brisbane Broncos, Hull and the New Zealand Warriors...

. His position of choice was at hooker.

Of German descent, Berrigan started his career with the Canterbury Bulldogs

Canterbury Bulldogs

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...

 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

Brisbane Broncos

The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 in 2003. He made 20 first grade appearances for them in 2005

Brisbane Broncos 2005

The 2005 Brisbane Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 3rd despite ending the year with another long losing streak which continued into the play-offs and saw them knocked out once again.-Season...

. Berrigan was forced to retire after Round 2 in 2006 citing ongoing neck problems.

Career highlights

• Junior Club: Wests Mitchelton
• First Grade Debut: Round 10, Brisbane Broncos v. Illawarra at Steelers, May 20, 1995
• First Grade Record: Nothing at all