Robert Barr (born 1978) is a Scottish field hockey player who played for the Scotland men's national field hockey team. [1] [2] He plays his club hockey for Grange Hockey Club in Edinburgh. [3] Barr has also represented Scottish Universities and Edinburgh University Hockey Club. [3] Barr has been captain of Grange for several seasons. [3]
Barr has represented Scotland in South Africa, Italy, Pakistan, Russia and Switzerland. [3] During the 2009 season he was selected to represent the Highland Jaguars in the Great Britain Super League. [4]
With his club side, Grange, he played in the 2007–08 and 2012–13 Euro Hockey Leagues. Grange were runners-up to Dinamo Elektrostal in the final of the 2009–10 EuroHockey Club Trophy. [3]
Barr was a member of the Grange squad that won the 2015 Scottish Cup, the first time Grange had won the Cup in successive years. [5] Grange defeated Edinburgh University 5–1 in the final. [6]
In 2008, Barr and fellow Scotland International, Colin Clarke, set up Skoolsports, dedicated to introducing hockey to young children through courses and clinics, all over the UK. [7]
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