Robert William Barnard (26 November 1941 – 19 October 2013) was a South African international

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player. Barnard was born in

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and attended Hoërskool Fakkel. An aggressive hooker, Barnard was associated with the Diggers club and gained his only official Springboks cap at Newlands in 1970, as a replacement for Piston van Wyk in the second of four home Test matches against the

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. He was a member of the Springboks squad on their 1971 tour of Australia. A regularly Transvaal representative, Barnard's provincial appearances included in their drawn

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final against Northern Transvaal in 1971. Barnard was the elder brother of Springboks fly–half Jannie Barnard.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Robbie 1941 births 2013 deaths South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union players from Pretoria Rugby union hookers Golden Lions players

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