Robbie Barnard
| Full name | Robert William Barnard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 November 1941 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 2013 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91.6 kg (202 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert William Barnard (26 November 1941 – 19 October 2013) was a South African international rugby union player.
Barnard was born in Pretoria and attended Hoërskool Fakkel.[1]
An aggressive hooker, Barnard was associated with the Diggers club and gained his only official Springboks cap at Newlands in 1970, as a replacement for Piston van Wyk in the second of four home Test matches against the All Blacks. He was a member of the Springboks squad on their 1971 tour of Australia. A regularly Transvaal representative, Barnard's provincial appearances included in their drawn Currie Cup final against Northern Transvaal in 1971.[2]
Barnard was the elder brother of Springboks fly–half Jannie Barnard.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Robbie Barnard". bokhist.com.
- ↑ "Springbok seems set for record". The Canberra Times. 18 June 1969. p. 30 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Springbok teammates die". rugby365.com. 22 October 2013.