Dominic Barrow

Dominic Barrow
Barrow playing for Leicester in 2017
Birth nameDominic Edward Barrow
Date of birth (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthSheffield, England
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight135 kg (21 st 4 lb)
SchoolPrince Henry's
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2013 Yorkshire Carnegie 27 (5)
2013–2015 Newcastle Falcons 37 (0)
2015–2018 Leicester Tigers 54 (15)
2018 →La Rochelle 2 (0)
2018–2019 Northampton Saints 7 (5)
2022–2023 Sale Sharks 9 (0)
2010–2023 Total 136 (25)
Correct as of 3 February 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
England U16
2009–2011 England U18 15 (25)
2012–2013 England U20 19 (0)

Dominic Edward Barrow (born 19 March 1993)[1] is an English former rugby union player who played as a lock. He played for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship, Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby and La Rochelle in France's Top 14.[2] After initially retiring from the game in 2020 Barrow returned in February 2022 to finish his career with Sale Sharks.[3][4]

Club career

Barrow came through the Yorkshire Carnegie academy to make his first-team debut at the age of seventeen starting in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Scarlets in November 2010.[5][6] That season also saw him feature in the EPCR Challenge Cup.[7]

On 10 June 2013, Barrow joined Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract from the 2013–14 season.[8][9] However, he was granted early release, to sign for Leicester Tigers from the 2015–16 season.[10] In his first campaign with Leicester he started in their 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final elimination against Racing 92 at the City Ground.[11] The following season saw Barrow come off the bench as a substitute in the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup final as Leicester defeated Exeter Chiefs to lift the trophy.[12]

On 22 March 2018, Barrow left Leicester to join La Rochelle in France's Top 14 with immediate effect as a medical joker and on the same date it was also confirmed that he would join Premiership rivals Northampton Saints for the following 2018–19 season.[13][14] In March 2019 after only one season with Northampton it was confirmed that Barrow would leave the club.[15]

After two years of retirement from the game, Barrow returned to professional rugby in February 2022 with Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks on a permanent deal after impressive performances initially on trial.[3][16] In May 2023 it was confirmed that Barrow had left Sale.[17]

International career

Barrow captained England at under-16 and under-18 levels.[5][7] He represented England under-20 in the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and started in the last round as they defeated Ireland to win the tournament.[18] He was also included in the team that finished seventh at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[19]

Barrow was part of the side that retained the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[20] Later that year he was a member of the squad at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship and started in the final as England defeated Wales to become youth world champions for the first time.[21]

Barrow was named in an initial senior England training squad preparing for their 2017 tour of Argentina but was ultimately not included for the trip.[2]

Honours

Leicester Tigers
England U20

References

  1. ^ "Dom Barrow". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Neale, Harvey (28 February 2020). "England U20 champion Dom Barrow quits rugby after spells at Leicester and Northampton". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Dominic Barrow: Sale Sharks sign former Leicester Tigers and Newcastle Falcons lock". BBC Sport. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. ^ Bridge, Bobby (18 February 2022). "Dom Barrow explains retirement u-turn after signing Sale Sharks deal". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Lesleigh, Mudaly (7 February 2011). "Hotshots – Dominic Barrow". Rugby World. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Scarlets 52-13 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Dominic Barrow". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Newcastle Falcons sign Yorkshire Carnegie lock Dominic Barrow". Sky Sports. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Dominic Barrow: Newcastle Falcons sign Leeds Carnegie lock". BBC Sport. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Dom Barrow: Leicester Tigers sign Newcastle Falcons forward". BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  11. ^ Standley, James (24 April 2016). "Champions Cup: Leicester Tigers 16-19 Racing 92". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". BBC Sport. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Dom Barrow: Leicester lock joins Stade Rochelais prior to Northampton Saints move". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Dom Barrow to join Saints from 2018/19 season". Northampton Saints. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Dom Barrow: Lock departs Northampton Saints by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  16. ^ Morgan, Charlie (5 April 2022). "Dom Barrow exclusive: Out of retirement and aiming for England after escaping bubble of entitlement". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Sale Sharks: Sam Hill one of eight more players leaving at end of season". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. ^ a b "England U20s 20-9 Ireland U20s". RTÉ. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  19. ^ "England name strong squad". Sky Sports. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Six Nations 2013: Wales U20 15-28 England U20". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. ^ a b Standley, James (23 June 2013). "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15–23 England U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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