Robbie Barnard

Robert William Barnard (26 November 1941 – 19 October 2013) was a South African international rugby union player.

Robbie Barnard

Full name	Robert William Barnard
Date of birth	(1941-11-26)26 November 1941
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death	19 October 2013(2013-10-19) (aged 71)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91.6 kg (202 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–72 Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1970 South Africa 1 (0)

Barnard was born in Pretoria and attended Hoërskool Fakkel.^[1]

An aggressive hooker, Barnard was associated with the Diggers club and gained his only official Springboks cap at Newlands in 1970, as a replacement for Piston van Wyk in the second of four home Test matches against the All Blacks. He was a member of the Springboks squad on their 1971 tour of Australia. A regularly Transvaal representative, Barnard's provincial appearances included in their drawn Currie Cup final against Northern Transvaal in 1971.^[2]

Barnard was the elder brother of Springboks fly–half Jannie Barnard.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players