| Jason Barrell | |
| Full Name: | Jason Harvey Barrell |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 118 kg |
| Relatives: | Con Barrell (brother) |
| Position: | Prop |
| Years1: | 1998 |
| Clubs1: | Llanelli |
| Apps1: | 3 |
| Provinceyears1: | 1992–98 |
| Provinceapps1: | 65 |
| Provincepoints1: | 0 |
| Provinceyears2: | 1999 |
| Provinceapps2: | 0 |
| Provincepoints2: | 0 |
| Superyears1: | 1998 |
| Superapps1: | 11 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Superyears2: | 1999 |
| Superapps2: | 5 |
| Superpoints2: | 0 |
Jason Harvey Barrell (born 5 November 1969) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
Younger brother of Crusader Con, Barrell partnered his sibling in the Northland front-row during the 1990s.[2] He was a regular fixture for the Chiefs in the 1998 Super 12 season and at the end of the year had a stint with Welsh club Llanelli, which ended prematurely when an opportunity came up to join Auckland.[3]
Barrell didn't make it past his first pre-season with Auckland, suffering a hangman's fracture while packing a scrum against Northland, a potentially fatal neck injury involving a bone that held his head to the vertebrae.[4]
After graduating from police college, Barrell had another life-threatening health concern, having to undergo a four-hour operation to alleviate a brain bleed that left him with partial facial paralysis.[5]