Ian Barr is a
Scottish former
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player. He is the 129th
President of the Scottish Rugby Union
The President of the Scottish Rugby Union is the figurehead of rugby union in Scotland.
Origin
In 1873, and directly after the Scotland versus England international match, representatives from eight Scottish rugby union sides came together in Gla ...
; 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
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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
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 ...
in 2018.
Barr became the 129th
President
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of 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 ...
in 2020. His term in office is scheduled to be from
2020 to 2022.
Coaching career
Barr is a qualified
Strength and Conditioning Coach
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with 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 ...
.
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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
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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