Neil R. Barrett

Neil Barrett
Full name Neil Richard Joseph Barrett
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 108 kilograms (17 st 0 lb)
School Blackrock College
University Trinity College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker No.8 Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010-present Leinster 5 (5)

Neil Richard Joseph Barrett (born 27 July 1992 in Dublin) is an Irish rugby union player. He is a back-row forward who can play either blind side flanker or at number 8, and has occasionally played at centre.[1] He plays club rugby for Leinster in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup. Barrett, still not 20 years old, is seen as a great prospect for the future, and is a current member of the Irish national u-20 team, having also played for his country at u-18 (schools) and u-19 level. He is renowned for his ball carrying ability and strength, as well as crowd-pleasing "big hits", or impact tackles. He also represents a solid line-out option and is near the complete back-rower due to combativeness at the breakdown.[2] He is yet to establish himself as a starter for the senior Leinster team, but has made five appearances, as well as playing regularly for both the "A" and u-20 sides.[3] While attending Blackrock College he helped the school to win both the Senior and Junior cup. He was on the same cup-winning teams as fellow Leinster Rugby academy member and Ireland u-20 team-mate Simon Hillary.

References

  1. ↑ "Leinster Player Profiles". Leinster Rugby.
  2. ↑ "IRB Junior World Championship". International Rugby Board.
  3. ↑ "u-20 boss Ruddock plays the Blues". Evening Herald.
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