George Barton | |
Birth Name: | George Peter Barton |
Birth Date: | 7 November 2000 |
Birth Place: | Cheltenham, England |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
Ru Position: | Fly-half |
Ru Clubyears: | 2019– |
Ru Proclubs: | Gloucester |
Ru Clubcaps: | 49 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (255) |
Ru Currentclub: | Gloucester |
Ru Clubupdate: | 9 December 2023 |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2020 |
Ru Nationalteam: | England U20 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 4 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (11) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 9 December 2023 |
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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