Darren Barry


Darren Barry is an English rugby union player who plays for Vannes in the Pro D2.

Club career

Barry was part of Bristol academy system where he enjoyed a loan spell at Clifton [Rugby Football Club|Clifton] near Bristol. Barry made his senior debut when they beat Cornish Pirates 60-15 at Camborne in May 2010 and made his 50th appearance for Bristol winning against the Pirates won 50-22 in the British and Irish Cup at the Mennaye Field in September 2011.
In July 2012, Barry left Bristol to join Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship from the 2012-13 season. On 25 March 2015, Barry left Cornwall to join Western rivals Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership ahead of the 2015-16 season. On 20 May 2016, Barry signed a contract extension to stay with the club at Sixways Stadium.
On 17 April 2019, Barry returns to the RFU Championship with Newcastle Falcons from the 2019-20 season.
On 5 April 2021, Barry would leave Newcastle to sign for Pro D2 side Vannes in France as medical joker for the rest of the 2020-21 season.

International career

Barry was a regular member of the England U19s squad while still with Bristol. Barry was selected for a RFU Championship XV team that defeated Canada national [rugby union team|Canada] 28-23 as part of their 2014 autumn tests, which was held at the Sixways Stadium in Worcester.