Rob Barrie (20 January 1912 – 12 July 1981) was a

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international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Barrie played

for

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. Barrie was injured for the 1938–39 season. The Hawick News and Border Chronicle of 2 September 1938 notes:

Rob Barrie, who was out of the game last season, was again fighting fit, and they all trusted that he would get into the form which brought to him international honours, and that he would get more caps.

His Hawick side was the first Border side to win the Edinburgh Charity Sevens at Inverleith in 1940. They also won the

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in 1939 and the

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in 1940.

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District in their match against North of Scotland District on 21 November 1936.

International career

He was capped only once for

, against England at Twickenham in 1936. He was injured in the match but not replaced. 1937–38 season.">1937–38 Scottish Districts season">1937–38 season. The Hawick Express of 3 September 1936 noting:

Unfortunately, early on in the game at Twickenham his shoulder was bruised, but he did not disgrace himself or his club, and ohn Park, President of Hawick RFClooked forward to their youngest international getting many more caps.

Business career

Barrie ended up in the United States working for a hosiery firm. A note from the Berwickshire News and General Advertiser on 1 March 1955 notes this anecdote:

Doug Davies, who won 21 caps with Hawick in the 1920s, is touring the US with the Scottish curling team. In New York recently he enjoyed a reunion with two other old Hawick caps, Stewart Coltman and Rob Barrie, both in the sales staff of hosiery firms.

References

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