Patrick Christian "Pat" Barnard (born 3 July 1981 in

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, South Africa) is an English-qualified

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player who last played for

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze, Corrèze department. Brive is a historical member of French rugby un ...

in the

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. Pat Barnard's position of choice is at

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. Barnard was a member of the South African side that won the 2002 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. His performances in the tournament led to him being made U21 Player of the Year at the IRB Awards. Barnard represented Western Province in the

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. The

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loaned him to the

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for the 2003 Super 12 season. He made 11 appearances for the

in the 2004 Super 12 season, including a semi final defeat to the

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. After making only two appearances for the

in the 2005 Super 12 season, Barnard signed for the

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union. It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...

. During his spell at the club Barnard was named in the

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Elite Player Squad, qualifying for England courtesy of his mother, who is from

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. After Saints were relegated in the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership, Barnard signed for London Wasps. His time at Wasps was interrupted by injuries, although he did play in the final of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership. Barnard joined French club

for the 2009–10 Top 14 season.

References

External links

CA Brive profile (French)Wasps profileNorthampton Saints profileBBC – English rugby's young guns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Pat 1981 births Living people English rugby union players South African rugby union players Rugby union players from Gqeberha Stormers players Northampton Saints players Wasps RFC players CA Brive players Rugby union props South African people of English descent Stellenbosch University alumni English expatriate rugby union players in France Western Province (rugby union) players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players