Tim Barker (born 19 June 1981) is an Irish former

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player, who played in the second row for

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

Glasgow Warriors The 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 beca ...

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 14, the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They pla ...

. 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 16,282 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2021 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Counci ...

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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* 1981 births Irish rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Living people Glasgow Warriors players Castres Olympique players Irish expatriate rugby union players in France {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub