Tim Barker (born 19 June 1981) is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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, who played in the second row for

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

and

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique () is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the Sta ...

. He started out at playing club rugby at

Dungannon Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the ...

and represented Ireland at under-age levels up to under-21,Adam McKendry
"Tim Barker: I have no regrets, only pride in my wonderful rugby career"
''Belfast Telegraph'', 3 March 2019 before signing his first professional contract with Ulster in 2003. He moved to Glasgow Warriors in 2005, where he played for one season before returning to Ulster in 2006, then signing for Castres in 2007. He returned for a second stint at Glasgow in 2008, before signing for third time for Ulster in 2010.Niall Crozier

''Belfast Telegraph'', 30 August 2010 He retired from professional rugby in 2012, starting a new career as a chartered accountant and playing club rugby for Rainey Old Boys in the All-Ireland League until 2019.

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