Jason Barrell

Jason Harvey Barrell (born 5 November 1969) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.^[1]

Jason Barrell

Full name	Jason Harvey Barrell
Date of birth	(1969-11-05) 5 November 1969 (age 55)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Con Barrell (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 Llanelli 3 () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–98 Northland 65 (0) 1999 Auckland 0 (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 Chiefs 11 (0) 1999 Blues 5 (0)

Biography

Younger brother of Crusader Con, Barrell partnered his sibling in the Northland front-row during the 1990s.^[2] He was a regular fixture for the Chiefs in the 1998 Super 12 season and at the end of the year had a stint with Welsh club Llanelli, which ended prematurely when an opportunity came up to join Auckland.^[3]

Barrell didn't make it past his first pre-season with Auckland, suffering a hangman's fracture while packing a scrum against Northland, a potentially fatal neck injury involving a bone that held his head to the vertebrae.^[4]

After graduating from police college, Barrell had another life-threatening health concern, having to undergo a four-hour operation to alleviate a brain bleed that left him with partial facial paralysis.^[5]