Brad Billsborough
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| Full name | Bradley Billsborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Billsborough (born 4 August 1998) is a British rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for North Wales Crusaders in the RFL Championship. He also represents Germany internationally.[2]
He has previously played for Whitehaven and North Wales Crusaders in the Championship after coming through the St Helens academy team. He had a spell in Australia in 2019 season winning the group 2 premiership with Grafton Ghost. Billsborough's junior clubs were Newton Storm & Thatto Heath Crusaders.
He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers; qualifying via his German-born mother. In 2018, Billsborough became Germany's youngest ever captain.[3]
Swinton Lions (re-join)
On 2 April 2026 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship[4]
On 11 May 2026 it was reported that he had left Swinton Lions and returned to North Wales Crusaders[5]
References
- ↑ "Brad Billsborough". whitehaven.champmodel.dyndns.info.
- 1 2 "WALES DRAGONHEARTS 34 GERMANY 38". www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk.
- ↑ "Expansionist Blog: Brad Billsborough on becoming Germany's youngest ever captain". 2 Apr 2020. Retrieved 12 Mar 2021.
- ↑ "LIONS WELCOME BACK BRAD BILLSBOROUGH". Swinton Lions. 2 Apr 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Ben Olawumi (11 May 2026). "Former Salford Red Devils duo among quartet to depart Championship strugglers". Love Rugby League.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Coventry Bears players
- English rugby league players
- English people of German descent
- English expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- English expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in Australia
- Germany national rugby league team captains
- Germany national rugby league team players
- North Wales Crusaders players
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Wigan
- Swinton Lions players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players