Barry Stewart
Birth nameBarry Douglas Stewart
Date of birth (1975-06-03) 3 June 1975
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight18 st (252 lb; 114 kg)
SchoolEdinburgh Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Academicals ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998-2001
2002-2007
2007-2009		 Edinburgh Rugby
Sale Sharks
Northampton Saints
106
12
(5)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-2000
1996-2000		 Scotland 'A'
Scotland		 7
4
(0)

Barry Stewart is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Prop.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Academicals.[2]

Professional career

He played for Edinburgh Rugby. He received a spinal injury which curtailed his Edinburgh and international career.[2]

On the favourable advice of a neurosurgeon he decided to continue playing. He moved to play for Sale Sharks. In the 2005–2006 season, Stewart played as a replacement in the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.[3]

He also played for Northampton Saints.

International career

He was capped 7 times for Scotland 'A' between 1996 and 2000.

He played for the full senior Scotland side and won five caps.[4] First capped in June 1996, he was the last amateur era cap to debut for Scotland; as Scottish rugby union belatedly professionalised for season 1996–97, a year behind most other nations.

Journalistic career

He has contributed articles for the rugby union online site The Offside Line.[2]

Business career

He is now an investment manager at Brewin Dolphin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Barry Douglas Stewart". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Barry Stewart, Author at The Offside Line". The Offside Line.
  3. ↑ "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Saints prop Stewart set to retire". The BBC. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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