Billy Pollard

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Billy Pollard
Full nameWilliam Clarence Pollard
Date of birth (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birthHornsby Heights, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
SchoolBarker College
Notable relative(s)Son of former Asquith great Paul Pollard
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Brumbies
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Brumbies 27 (35)
2023 La Rochelle 2 (5)
Correct as of 14 June 2024

Billy Pollard (born 9 December 2001) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He was named in the Brumbies squad for the 2021 Super Rugby AU season and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. [2] He made his debut in round 5 of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in the match against the Highlanders, coming on as a replacement. [3]

Reference list

  1. "Billy Pollard". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Wallabies return, Pollard set to debut for Plus500 Brumbies". Brumbies. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.


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