Ian Barr is a Scottish former

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player. He is the 129th

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; the 128th person to hold the office.

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. He also played for the East of Scotland College of Agriculture and Oatridge College.

Administrative career

He became a President of

Lasswade Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles (14.5 kilometres) south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Melville C ...

and held that position for 15 years. He was elected onto the

Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...

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

in 2018. Barr became the 129th

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of the

in 2020. His term in office is scheduled to be from 2020 to 2022.

Coaching career

Barr is a qualified

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with the

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Outside of rugby union

Barr is a farmer who has a sportsground contracting business. He also works at Midlothian Council as a spin instructor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barr, Ian 1963 births Living people Rugby union players from Midlothian Scottish rugby union players Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Musselburgh RFC players Stirling County RFC players West of Scotland FC players Lasswade RFC players Selkirk RFC players Rugby union strength and conditioning coaches Scotland's Rural College alumni