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Darren Barry

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Darren Barry
Birth nameDarren Barry
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthBristol, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
SchoolFilton College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Old Redcliffians ()
Clifton RFC ()
Blaydon RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (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
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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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

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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]

References

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  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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