Darren Barry
Darren Barry (born 2 February 1990) is an English rugby union player who plays for Vannes in the Pro D2.
| Birth name | Darren Barry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Filton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Darren Barry contract at Bristol". Premiership Rugby. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Worcester Warriors sign Cornish Pirates lock Darren Barry". Worcester News. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Worcester Warriors lock Darren Barry contract extension". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Darren Barry: Newcastle Falcons to sign Worcester Warriors lock for 2019-20". BBC Sport. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "RC Vannes. Darren Barry, English 2nd line from Newcastle, Bretons' medical joker" (in French). Ouest-France.fr. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "RFU Championship XV to face Canada". England Rugby. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "RFU Championship XV 28-23 Canada". Sky Sports. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.