Stuart Barnes
England
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Full name Stuart Barnes
Born November 22, 1962, Grays, Essex
Current age 61 years 118 days
Major teams Barbarians, Bath Rugby, Bristol Bears, British and Irish Lions, England B, England Under-23s, Oxford and Cambridge, England, England XV
Position Fly-half

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1984-1993 10 6 4 34 0 5 7 1 3 7 0 30
Five/Six Nations 1986-1993 5 2 3 6 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 20

Career statistics
Test debut England v Australia at Twickenham, Nov 3, 1984 match details
Last Test Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Mar 20, 1993 match details
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Profile

A diminutive fly-half, Stuart Barnes captained Wales Schools before heading to Oxford where he won three Blues, captaining the side in his final year against Rob Andrew's side. He played his club rugby for Newport while at university before switching to Bristol after he graduated. In the days before professionalism, he worked for a time at the Bristol & West Building Society.

After domestic success with Bristol, he controversially switched to Bath where he remained, eventually captaining them to English rugby's first league and cup double. In the season before the move he made his England debut, but that he only made ten appearances over the next nine years was more to the selectors' preference for Andrew. He retired after touring South Africa in 1994, partially because of a groin injury, although frustration probably played a part in his decision.

By then he already had started another career in journalism and on retiring he quit the building society and went full-time into writing as well as broadcasting, initially with the BBC but later with Sky Sports.
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May 25, 2011
David Barnes receives the RPA Try of the Year award from Stuart Barnes
David Barnes receives the RPA Try of the Year award from Stuart Barnes
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Feb 21, 2009
Sky Sports commentators Stuart Barnes and Miles Harrison
Sky Sports commentators Stuart Barnes and Miles Harrison
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Jun 22, 1993
Stuart Barnes free his arms in a tackle
Stuart Barnes free his arms in a tackle
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Jun 16, 1988
Stuart Barnes kicks for touch
Stuart Barnes kicks for touch
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