Barton McCallan (born 18 July 1936) is a former Ireland international rugby union player from Northern Ireland.
| Date of birth | 18 July 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Belfast, McCallan attended Belfast Royal Academy and was first XV captain for two seasons, while gaining Ulster Schools representative honours.[1] He went on to Queen's University and earned his first Ulster call up as a varsity player. In 1958, McCallan moved to Ballymena to work at a tobacco manufacturer and joined Ballymena RFC.[2]
McCallan was a hooker for Ireland in two 1960 Five Nations matches, against England at Twickenham and Scotland at Lansdowne Road, forming a front-row partnership with Ballymena teammate Syd Millar.[3]
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- ^ "Barton MCallum". BRA Old Boys' Association.
- ^ "McCallan and Millar 'Capped'". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 4 February 1960.
- ^ "Ireland hooker". Daily News (London). 17 February 1960.