Tom Barker (rugby union)
| Full name | Thomas Michael Barker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Michael Barker (born 15 June 1956) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player.[1]
Born in Brisbane, Barker was educated at Brisbane State High School and toured with Australian Schools in 1973/74.[2]
Barker competed for Brisbane club Teachers-Norths, from where he gained selection in the 1977 Queensland side. He won a Wallabies call up for the 1978 tour of New Zealand, to replace injured number eight Mark Loane.[3] His first appearance in Wallabies colours came against Mid-Canterbury, which was followed by two further tour matches, against Wanganui and Bay of Plenty. He was capped 25 times for Queensland before a nerve injury caused him to retire in 1981.[2]
Since retiring, Barker has coached rugby union across Australia and in Japan. He is a former Queensland under 19s coach, led St Joseph's College, Nudgee to five GPS premierships, was an assistant to Eddie Jones at the Brumbies and in 2005 coached the undefeated Churchie premiership-winning team, which starred Quade Cooper and David Pocock.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "GPS Rugby 2018: Terrace coach Tom Barker seeks upset". The Courier-Mail. 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Michael Barker". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "Barker replaces Loane in NZ". The Canberra Times. 14 August 1978. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Former Wallaby joins final shortlist for Reds job". ESPN.com. 21 June 2000.