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]
John Barr | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Shinty Player |
| Known for | Shinty |
Early life and eductaion 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.