Ed Barber
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| Full name | Edward Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 31 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ed Barber (born 26 April 1990) is an English professional rugby union and rugby league, footballer who last played as a centre for Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.[3]
Background
[edit]Barber was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Barber has previously played for the Western Suburbs Rosellas, Dewsbury Rams[4] and the Swinton Lions.[5]
Halifax Panthers (rejoin)
[edit]It was reported that he had rejoined Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship for the remainder of the 2024 season.[6]
Controversies
[edit]On 30 July 2020, Barber posted a tweet about new lockdown restrictions, leading to the RFL asking him for an explanation.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Player Summary: Ed Barber". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Trialist Ed Barber makes the squad". Halifax. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ed Barber's back in town!". Dewsbury Rams. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Who Are Ya? – Swinton Lions". Keighley Cougars. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "BARBER RETURNS TO HOMETOWN PANTHERS". Halifax Panthers. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Bower, Aaron (31 July 2020). "RFL asks Halifax's Ed Barber for explanation on lockdown tweet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Halifax Panthers profile Archived 22 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Halifax profile Archived 2 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Dewsbury Rams players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Halifax Panthers players
- Huddersfield R.U.F.C. players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Rugby union players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Swinton Lions players
- Western Suburbs Rosellas players
- 21st-century English sportsmen