Billy Brittain

Billy Brittain is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for St. George Illawarra in the NRL.

Billy Brittain

Personal information
Born	(1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 31) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019 South Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 2020–21 St. George Illawarra 5 0 0 0 0 Total 7 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 NSW Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 11 January 2024

He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.

Career

2018

Brittain joined South Sydney in 2018 but spent the entire season playing for the club's then feeder side and foundation club North Sydney.

Brittain was selected to play for the NSW Residents team against the Queensland residents midway through the year. At the end of the season, Brittain was named as North Sydney's best and fairest player.^[2]

2019

At the start of 2019, Brittain remained in the Canterbury Cup NSW side for Souths and was selected to captain the NSW Residents side against Queensland for a second consecutive year.^[3]

Brittain made his NRL debut in round 12 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 26-14 loss to the Parramatta Eels.^[4]

On 9 September 2019, Brittain was named the Canterbury Cup NSW player of the year.^[5] On 29 September 2019, Brittain was named in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW team of the season.^[6]

2020

On 20 February 2020, Brittain signed a contract to join St. George Illawarra for the 2020 NRL season.^[7] Brittain made his debut for St. George Illawarra in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season against the Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium.^[8]

2021

On 16 September, it was announced that Brittain had been released by St. George Illawarra.^[9]