Darren Barry Explained

Darren Barry
Birth Name:Darren Barry
Birth Date:2 February 1990
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Height:1.98m (06.5feet)
Weight:114kg (251lb)
School:Filton College
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Amateurclubs:Old Redcliffians
Clifton RFC
Blaydon RFC
Ru Clubyears:2010–2012
2012–2015
2015–2019
2019–2021
2021
Ru Proclubs:Bristol
Cornish Pirates
Worcester Warriors
Newcastle Falcons
Vannes
Ru Clubcaps:60
81
37
20
0
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
(0)
(5)
(0)
(0)
Ru Clubupdate:25 June 2017
Ru Nationalyears:2010
2014
Ru Nationalteam:England U19s
RFU Championship XV
Ru Ntupdate: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

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]

External links

Notes and References

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