Jim Barrington Explained

Jim Barrington
Birth Date:8 July 1908
Birth Place:Bridgwater, England
Death Place:Taunton, England
Position:Stand-off
Repyears1:1931
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Thomas James Mountstevens Barrington (8 July 1908 – 6 September 1973) was an English international rugby union player of the 1930s.[1]

Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, Barrington was a Bristol stand-off, capped twice for England during the 1931 Five Nations, featuring against Wales and Ireland at Twickenham. He ascended to the Bristol captaincy for the 1934-35 season and made 30 appearances for Somerset, which he later served as president.[2]

Barrington was a solicitor at his father's law firm in Bridgewater.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: England's Hard Tussle with Wales . Devon and Exeter Gazette . 17 January 1931.
  2. News: Barrington Resigns Captaincy of Bristol Club . . 24 January 1936.
  3. News: Obituary . . 8 September 1973.