Darren Barry

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Darren Barry
Birth nameDarren Barry
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School Filton College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Old Redcliffians ()
– Clifton RFC ()
– Blaydon RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2012 Bristol 60 (0)
2012–2015 Cornish Pirates 81 (0)
2015–2019 Worcester Warriors 37 (5)
2019–2021 Newcastle Falcons 20 (0)
2021 Vannes 0 (0)
Correct as of 25 June 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 England U19s
2014 RFU Championship XV
Correct as of 25 June 2017

Darren Barry (born 2 February 1990) is an English rugby union player who plays for Vannes in the Pro D2.

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Club career

Barry was part of Bristol academy system where he enjoyed a loan spell at Clifton near Bristol. [1] Barry made his senior debut when they beat Cornish Pirates 60-15 at Camborne in May 2010 and made his 50th appearance for Bristol winning against the Pirates won 50-22 in the British and Irish Cup at the Mennaye Field in September 2011.

In July 2012, Barry left Bristol to join Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship from the 2012-13 season. On 25 March 2015, Barry left Cornwall to join Western rivals Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership ahead of the 2015-16 season. [2] On 20 May 2016, Barry signed a contract extension to stay with the club at Sixways Stadium. [3]

On 17 April 2019, Barry returns to the RFU Championship with Newcastle Falcons from the 2019-20 season. [4]

On 5 April 2021, Barry would leave Newcastle to sign for Pro D2 side Vannes in France as medical joker for the rest of the 2020-21 season. [5]

International career

Barry was a regular member of the England U19s squad while still with Bristol. Barry was selected for a RFU Championship XV team that defeated Canada 28-23 as part of their 2014 autumn tests, which was held at the Sixways Stadium in Worcester. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Darren Barry contract at Bristol". Premiership Rugby. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Cornish Pirates lock Darren Barry". Worcester News. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Worcester Warriors lock Darren Barry contract extension". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Darren Barry: Newcastle Falcons to sign Worcester Warriors lock for 2019-20". BBC Sport. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "RC Vannes. Darren Barry, English 2nd line from Newcastle, Bretons' medical joker" (in French). Ouest-France.fr. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "RFU Championship XV to face Canada". England Rugby. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "RFU Championship XV 28-23 Canada". Sky Sports. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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