Birth name | George Peter Barton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Barton (born 7 November 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester. [1]
Barton spent time in the youth system of football league club Cheltenham Town. [2] He started playing junior rugby for local side Longlevens RFC and in 2014 joined the academy of Gloucester. [2] [3] In September 2019 he made his senior debut against London Irish. [2] [3] Barton represented England U20 during the 2020 Junior Six Nations scoring a try in a defeat against Wales. [4]
On 9 December 2023, Barton scored all 15 of Gloucester's points to help them defeat Black Lion in the pool stages of the European Challenge Cup. [5] Later that season he scored ten points in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Gloucester beat Leicester Tigers to lift the trophy. [6]
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