Robert Barr (born 1978) is a
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
field hockey player who played for the
Scotland men's national field hockey team
The Scotland men's national field hockey team represents Scotland in men's international field hockey competitions, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Scottish players are eligible to play for the Great Britain men's national field hoc ...
.
He plays his club hockey for
Grange Hockey Club
Grange Hockey Club is one of four sections of The Grange Club situated at Portgower Place in Edinburgh. The three other sports that can be enjoyed through the parent club are Cricket, Squash and Tennis.
Grange Hockey Club, originally Edinburg ...
in Edinburgh.
Barr has also represented Scottish Universities and
Edinburgh University Hockey Club.
Barr has been captain of Grange for several seasons.
Barr has represented Scotland in South Africa, Italy, Pakistan, Russia and Switzerland.
During the 2009 season he was selected to represent the Highland Jaguars in the
Great Britain Super League.
With his club side, Grange, he played in the
2007–08 and
2012–13 Euro Hockey League
The 2012–13 Euro Hockey League was the sixth season of the Euro Hockey League, Europe's premier club field hockey tournament organized by the EHF. It was held at four different locations from October 2012 to May 2013.
The final was played betw ...
s. Grange were runners-up to Dinamo Elektrostal in the final of the 2009–10
EuroHockey Club Trophy
The EuroHockey Club Trophy I is an annual men's field hockey competition organised by the EHF for European hockey clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club competition, being one tier below the top men's European club competition the ...
.
Barr was a member of the Grange squad that won the 2015 Scottish Cup, the first time Grange had won the Cup in successive years.
Grange defeated Edinburgh University 5–1 in the final.
In 2008, Barr and fellow Scotland International, Colin Clarke, set up ''Skoolsports'', dedicated to introducing hockey to young children through courses and clinics, all over the UK.
References
External links
Robert Barr at Skoolsports
1978 births
Living people
People educated at Strathallan School
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Scottish male field hockey players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Scotland men's international field hockey players
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