Billy Searle
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| Birth name | Billy George Searle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Okehampton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billy George Searle (born 25 March 1996)[1] is an English rugby union player. His most common position is fly-half.[2] Searle has previously played for Wasps, Bristol Bears, Plymouth Albion, Launceston, Worcester Warriors and the Cornwall county side.
Career
[edit]Searle started playing junior rugby at Okehampton whilst at school at Okehampton College. He left Okehampton to start his senior career at nearby Launceston in the fourth division (National League 2 South).[3] After impressing for Cornwall in their 2015 County Championship win he moved onto third division side Plymouth Albion.[4] After one season in Plymouth Searle moved up to Premiership side Bristol to join their academy.[5]
On 11 May 2018 Wasps announced Searle would join them that summer.[6]
On 8 January 2020, Searle signs for Premiership rivals Worcester Warriors from the 2020-21 season.[7] He has since signed a contract extension until the end of the 2022–23 season.[8]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[9]
In October 2022, Searle and former Worcester teammate Jamie Shillcock joined Bath on short-term loan.[10]
Rugby union season-by-season playing stats
[edit]Club
[edit]| Season | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Drop Goals | Conversions | Penalties | Total Points |
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| 2014–15 | Launceston | National League 2 South | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | Plymouth Albion | National League 1 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 96 |
| 2016–17 | Bristol | Premiership | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| Anglo-Welsh Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | ||
| European Rugby Challenge Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 2017–18 | RFU Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 41 | |
| British and Irish Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2018–19 | Wasps | Premiership | ||||||
| Premiership Rugby Cup | ||||||||
| European Rugby Champions Cup |
County
[edit]| Season | Side | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Drop Goals | Conversions | Penalties | Total Points |
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| 2014–15 | Cornwall | Tamar Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| County Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tamar Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| County Championship | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Honours
[edit]Bristol
- RFU Championship champions: 2017–18
Cornwall
- Tamar Cup winners: 2015[13]
- Bill Beaumont Cup winners: 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Searle ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Wasps RFC profile". Wasps RFC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Billy Searle Bristol debut tonight-Best wishes from all at ORFC". Okehampton RFC. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Plymouth Albion sign Cornwall's Billy Searle and Robin Wedlake". BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Billy Searle Makes Academy Switch" (Press release). Bristol Bears. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Wasps: Billy Searle among five Championship players signed for 2018/19 season". BBC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Warriors sign Wasps fly-half Billy Searle". Worcester News. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors | Billy Searle signs contract extension". warriors.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Searle and Shillcock join on short-term deals". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Billy Searle Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Cornwall senior XV teams & results 2015 onwards". Trelawny's Army. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "RUGBY: Lewis Webb double helps Cornwall retain Tamar Cup". The Packet. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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