Billy Bainbridge (born 9 September 1997) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a and for the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rug ...

in the

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Background

Bainbridge was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Manly Christian Brothers, before being signed by the

Playing career

2015

In 2015 and 2016, Bainbridge played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles'

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team. In August 2015, he re-signed with the Manly club on a two-year contract until the end of 2017.

2016

In round 26 of the

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, Bainbridge made his

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debut for the Manly club against Penrith.

2017

Bainbridge was contracted with Manly in 2017 but spent the entire season playing for the clubs feeder side the

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in the NSW Cup.

References

External links

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles profile
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