Dominic Barrow
Dominic Edward Barrow (born 19 March 1993)[1] is a retired English rugby union player. Barrow played for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship, Newcastle Falcons and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby and La Rochelle in France's Top 14.
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Birth name | Dominic Edward Barrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Barrow came through the Yorkshire Carnegie academy to make his first-team debut as a teenager in 2010-11 season in the Amlin Challenge Cup. On 10 June 2013, Barrow joined Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract from the 2013-14 season.[2] However, he was granted early release, to sign for Leicester Tigers from the 2015-16 season.[3]
On 22 March 2018, Barrow left Leicester to join La Rochelle in France's Top 14 with immediate effect as a medical joker.[4] On the same date, it was also confirmed that Barrow will join Premiership rivals Northampton Saints for the 2018/19 season. [5]
International career
After captaining England at under-16 and under-18 levels, Barrow joined the under-20s squad, winning the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship held in France.
References
- "Dom Barrow". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Newcastle Falcons sign Yorkshire Carnegie lock Dominic Barrow". Sky Sports. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- "Leicester Tigers welcome Newcastle Falcons second-row Dominic Barrow". Premiership Rugby. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- "Dom Barrow: Leicester lock joins Stade Rochelais prior to Northampton Saints move". BBC. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Dom Barrow to join Saints from 2018/19 season". Northampton Saints. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.