Berrick Barnes
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Berrick Stevens Barnes | |
| Date of birth | 28 May 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Barnesy, Berri,Steve | |
| School(s) attended | Ipswich Grammar School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Fly-half / Inside centre | |
| Current club | Queensland Reds | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Kingaroy Red Ants | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| Australia U-19 | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
2005–06 |
Toowoomba Clydesdales Brisbane Broncos |
9 (4) |
| Super Rugby | ||
| Provincial sides | ||
| 2006– | Wests | 22 (40) |
| Super Rugby | ||
| 2006– | Queensland Reds | 22 (40) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2007– | Australia | 4 (16) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Berrick Barnes (born 28 May 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition and has been capped four times for Australia. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre.
Barnes was included in Australia's squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and made his debut as a replacement in Australia's opening pool game, against Japan, coming on as a replacement for fly-half Stephen Larkham. He scored his first international try within three minutes of taking the field and followed it with a second in the closing minutes of the game. He started as fly-half in Australia's next two pool games, against Wales and Fiji, scoring a drop goal in each game, before being rested for the final pool game. He returned as the starting fly-half in the quarter-final against England, which Australia lost.
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[edit] Early life
Barnes was raised in Kingaroy, Queensland. He attended Ipswich Grammar School with team mate Nic Berry as well as current Queensland Reds development squad members Daniel Linde and Brett Gillespie. He excelled at cricket, rugby league and rugby union.
[edit] Career highlights
[edit] International career
Barnes made his international debut aged 21 in Australia's first pool match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, against Japan. After only 3 minutes on the field, and with his first touch of the ball, Barnes scored his first Test try. He scored again, five minutes from the end of the game, which Australia won 91–3. After the match, in which he excelled,[1] he said:[2]
The crowd was unbelievable. It felt like a Boxing Day Test. Standing in that tunnel, I've never heard a roar like it. Standing next to the Japanese as we waited to walk out was pretty special. I was giving a few 'yahoos'. The boys gave me a bit about that. I was pumped. I wasn't going to hold it in.
Barnes was originally selected as a replacement for Australia's next game, against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, but when Stephen Larkham injured his knee, Barnes was told on the morning of the game that he would be the starting fly-half. [3] He played the full match and made a significant contribution to Australia's 32–20 victory, setting up a try for Matt Giteau and then scoring a drop goal from 32 metres. He added another drop goal in Australia's next pool game, a 55–12 win over Fiji that assured Australia a place in the quarter-finals. Barnes was rested for the final pool game but returned to the starting line-up for the quarter-final match against England, which resulted in Australia's exit from the tournament. To date, Barnes has scored 2 tries and 2 drop goals in four test appearances.
[edit] Super 14 Career
Barnes plays for the Queensland Reds and has made 22 appearances, scoring 4 tries, 4 conversions, 3 penalties, and 1 drop goal.[4]
[edit] Rugby League
Barnes begun his professional sporting career with a season of rugby league football for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition.[5] He made his debut in 2005, aged 18. His first grade record was of 9 appearances scoring 1 try. His position of choice was five-eighth. His junior club was the Kingaroy Red Ants. Barnes also played in the halves for the Toowoomba Clydesdales. [6]
He also represented Australia as part of the 2004 Junior Kangaroos team, playing the Kumuls in Townsville.[7] Barnes also played for the Queensland Under 19 Team.
He was initially thought of as a long-term successor to Australian captain Darren Lockyer. After his first run-on start with the Broncos he opted to join Rugby Union with the Queensland Reds in theSuper 14 competition. [8]
[edit] Post 2007 Rugby World Cup
Following his successful appearances in the 2007 World Cup, Barnes is well-placed to establish himself as the long-term successor to Stephen Larkham as Australia's fly-half, though he faces competition from his Queensland Reds teammate Quade Cooper and from Kurtley Beale of the NSW Waratahs.
[edit] References
- ^ The Roar: Berrick was the Right Call
- ^ Rugby Heaven: Barnes nearly steals the show
- ^ Courier Mail: Wallabies beat Wales with help from Berrick Barnes
- ^ [1] Berrick Barnes Queensland Reds Profile
- ^ Berrick Barnes at the Brisbane Broncos official website. (This link no longer works, please see the template page to change.)
- ^ "Queensland Under 19 Team". RLeague.com (2005-05-16). Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ Nomis | Football | The revolution has begun - Berrick-Barnes
- ^ "Barnes lifts Reds' blues". ABC (2005-10-15). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
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