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Revision as of 07:48, 9 December 2020
| Birth name | Ian Barr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bonnyrigg, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 129th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dee Bradbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Barr is a Scottish former rugby union player. He is the 129th President of the Scottish Rugby Union; the 128th person to hold the office.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Barr had a number of clubs:- Esk Valley Banthams, Lasswade. West of Scotland, Stirling County, Edinburgh Academicals, Police Scotland, Selkirk, Musselburgh and Lasswade again. While at Musselburgh he suffered an injury which impacted his playing career, which made Barr finish his career at Lasswade.[2] He also played for the East of Scotland College of Agriculture and Oatridge College.[1]
Administrative career
He became a President of Lasswade and held that position for 15 years.[3]
He was elected onto the Scottish Rugby Union council in 2012. He had two years on the SRU board from 2017. He was an Ambassador for the Scotland U20 from 2013 to 2017.
He was voted a Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2018.
Barr became the 129th President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2020. His term in office is scheduled to be from 2020 to 2022.
Coaching career
Barr is a qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Scottish Rugby Union.[4]
Outside of rugby union
Barr is a farmer who has a sportsground contracting business. He also works at Midlothian Council as a spin instructor.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Ian Barr is Scottish Rugby's new president". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Ian Barr at Memories Group". March 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Scottish Rugby Council". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ a b https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ian-barr-862a8918