John Barr (shinty)
John Barr | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Shinty Player |
| Known for | Shinty |
John Barr (born 1982) is a Scottish international shinty player from Abriachan, Scotland. He has mainly played as a defender, for Glenurquhart Shinty Club where he has also been assistant manager.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Barr attended Charleston Academy in Inverness.[citation needed] He attended Robert Gordon University and graduated in 2009.[2]
Shinty career
[edit]Barr has represented Scotland at all levels of shinty, most recently in 2009.[3][4]
He is known for a physically dominant style of play.[5] The crowd at the 2009 Scotland-Ireland international enjoyed the good humoured chant "John Barr ate my car".[3]
In 2006, he was part of the Scottish University Shinty Men's squad and having performed so well as a hurler, he received a Universities Hurling All Star honour in recognition of this.[6]
International shinty
[edit]His first senior cap was in 2005 and in October 2015 he gained his fourteenth cap as captain of Scotland against Ireland in the first leg of the cross-code Shinty-Hurling at Bight Park in Inverness. [7] Scotland won the tie.[8]
Barr has acted as a Trustee on the Board of RGU union since 2014.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chalk, Paul (27 August 2022). "SHINTY SPOTLIGHT: 10 questions for Glen Urquhart assistant manager and player John Barr". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Who we are > Trustee Board > John Barr". www.rguunion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Senior Shinty Hurling International - Scotland 1/8 (11) – (14) 1/11 Ireland". www.skyecamanachd.com.
- ^ "Keeping out of the D: Tough test for Glen in opener".
- ^ "Innes guides Fort William to win". BBC News. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "4th Scottish University Shinty V British University Hurling / Camogie All Stars". Scottish Universities Sport. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Barr set to lead Scotland in Shinty-Hurling clash". The Inverness Courier. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Shinty: 'Best-ever' display by Scots sees win over Emerald Isle". The National. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2024.