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Billy Searle
Birth nameBilly George Searle
Date of birth (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birthExeter, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
SchoolOkehampton College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Launceston 22 (43)
2015–2016 Plymouth Albion 27 (96)
2016–2018 Bristol 36 (138)
2018–2020 Wasps 21 (98)
2020–2022 Worcester Warriors 44 (197)
2022–2023 Bath 2 (5)
2022 Toulouse 4 (20)
2023–2024 Biarritz 19 (121)
2024–2025 Agen 22 (115)
2025– Leicester Tigers 0 (0)
Correct as of 22 October 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Cornwall 8 (32)

Billy George Searle (born 25 March 1996)[1] is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. 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

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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]

On 4 July 2023, Searle was signed by French giants Toulouse as a medical joker during the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[11] Following his release from Toulouse, he was signed by Biarritz in the second-tier Pro D2 competiton for the 2023-24 season.[12] On 6 June 2024, Searle would sign for French rivals Agen in the same competition for the 2024-25 season.[13]

On 26 June 2025, Searle agrees a return to England to sign for Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers from the 2025-26 season.[14]

Rugby union season-by-season playing stats

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Club

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Season Club Competition Appearances Tries Drop Goals Conversions Penalties Total Points
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

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County

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Season Side Competition Appearances Tries Drop Goals Conversions Penalties Total Points
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

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Honours

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Bristol

Cornwall

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Searle ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Wasps RFC profile". Wasps RFC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Billy Searle Bristol debut tonight-Best wishes from all at ORFC". Okehampton RFC. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Plymouth Albion sign Cornwall's Billy Searle and Robin Wedlake". BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Billy Searle Makes Academy Switch" (Press release). Bristol Bears. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Wasps: Billy Searle among five Championship players signed for 2018/19 season". BBC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Warriors sign Wasps fly-half Billy Searle". Worcester News. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Worcester Warriors | Billy Searle signs contract extension". warriors.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Searle and Shillcock join on short-term deals". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Toulouse recrute Searle en tant que joker Coupe du monde". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Bath flyhalf Searle to play for 2 French clubs next season". www.rugbypass.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Billy Searle has joined his third French club in the space of a year". www.rugbypass.com. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. ^ "25/26 Signing: Billy Searle". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Billy Searle Record by competition". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Cornwall senior XV teams & results 2015 onwards". Trelawny's Army. 28 April 2015.
  17. ^ "RUGBY: Lewis Webb double helps Cornwall retain Tamar Cup". The Packet. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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