Barry Stewart (rugby union)

Barry Stewart

Birth name	Barry Douglas Stewart
Date of birth	(1975-06-03) 3 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	18 st (252 lb; 114 kg)
School	Edinburgh Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh Academicals () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2001 Edinburgh Rugby () 2002-2007 Sale Sharks 106 (5) 2007-2009 Northampton Saints 12 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-2000 Scotland 'A' 7 1996-2000 Scotland 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. "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.