Donald Barrell (born 3 February 1986 in

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) is a

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player for the

Bedford Blues Bedford Blues are a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The Blues are a semi-pr ...

in the Aviva Championship. He formerly played for

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in the

Aviva Premiership Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is th ...

. Barrell's position of choice is at

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or No. 8.

Career

Barrell attended

Watford Grammar School for Boys Go Forward with Preparation , established = 1884 ( Single-sex) , type = partially selective academy , religious_affiliation = , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Ian A. Cooksey , r_head_label = , ...

and played for his school team. He went on to study

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = � ...

. Barrell made his club debut aged 18 in the 2003–04 Zurich Premiership against the

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

. Barrell represented the England U19's at the 2005 U19 IRB World Championship. He was a part of the wider

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squad in the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series.

References

External links

Saracens profileGuinness Premiership profileRFU England Sevens Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrell, Donald 1986 births Living people Alumni of University College London English rugby union players Male rugby sevens players People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys Sportspeople from Watford Rugby union players from Watford Saracens F.C. players