John Barclay rugby player
John Barclay rugby player

John Barclay

24th Sep 1986 1.91m/101kg Openside Flanker

Six Nations: Scotland make 5 changes to starting team to face Italy

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach Gregor Townsend has announced five changes to the Scotland team to start this Saturday’s final 2018 6 Nations Test against Italy in Rome.   Wing Tommy Seymour has recovered from...

John Hardie to leave Edinburgh at end of season

8 years ago by Edinburgh Rugby

Head coach Richard Cockerill has confirmed that Scotland flanker John Hardie will leave Edinburgh at the end of the season.   Cockerill stated that financial considerations and the need to balance...

Scotland Squad Update

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland head Coach Gregor Townsend named a revised Scotland squad in preparation for this Saturday’s final 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.   The Scots travel to Rome...

Ireland v Scotland - Player Ratings

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland 1. Cian Healy – 7/10 Very solid at scrum time. He got through an impressive amount of work at the breakdown. Also carried dynamically throughout, consistently getting over the gain line. 2. Rory...

Six Nations: Townsend makes one change to face Ireland

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made one change to the starting Scotland team for this Saturday’s 6 Nations Test against Ireland side in Dublin.   Back-to-back wins over France and...

Scotland boosted by returning players

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland Head coach Gregor Townsend has named a revised Scotland squad for the 6 Nations ahead of this Saturday’s Round 4 Test against Ireland in Dublin.   The squad – which increases...

Six Nations Highlights: Scotland v England

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland beat England in the 6 Nations for the first time in 10 years. Scotland were excellent with their key players such as Finn Russell and John Barclay stepping up and taking the game to England. Scotlands...

Stepping outside their back yards could help English players grow | Robert Kitson

8 years ago by The Guardian

Striking fact about the Scotland team who stunned England in the Six Nations is that five players, plus coach Gregor Townsend, were shaped by a spell outside domestic comfort zonesMaybe it is just a coincidence...

How Scotland celebrated their Calcutta Cup win

8 years ago by Rugby World

How Scotland celebrated their Calcutta Cup win – A look at who joined in the celebrations at BT Murrrayfield after Scotland beat EnglandSilver service: John Barclay and the Scotland team with the Calcutta...

John Barclay plays down Scotland’s tunnel scuffle with England

8 years ago by The Guardian

• Captain says clash between Farrell and Wilson has been ‘built up’• Eddie Jones: ‘We were not there in the first half and that is my fault’John Barclay played down reports of a scuffle in...