David Barnhill

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David Barnhill

Barnhill at rugby league centenary celebrations in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1969-06-08)8 June 1969 Wagga Wagga,New South Wales,Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–91 Canberra Raiders 40 1 0 0 4 1992–96 St. George Dragons 111 7 0 0 28 1997–99 Sydney City Roosters 58 0 0 0 0 2000 Leeds Rhinos 28 5 0 0 20 Total 237 13 0 0 52 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994–99 New South Wales 9 0 0 0 0 2000 Ireland 4 0 0 0 0
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David Barnhill(born 8 June 1969)is a formerIreland internationalrugby leaguefootballer who played as aSecond row forwardin the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. His club career was with theCanberra Raiders,St. George Dragons,Sydney Cityand theLeeds Rhinos.

Background

Barnhill was born inWagga Wagga,New South Wales,Australia.

He was employed as a PE teacher at Kaleen high school in Canberra.

Club career

A Canberra junior, Barnhill made his first grade début with the Raiders late in the 1989 season as a replacement in a match against theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs.He became a more regular first grader the following year, primarily used off the interchange bench and was a member of the Raiders' victorious1990 Grand Finalside. By 1991 he was first grade regular and appeared in all 26 Canberra season and finals matches that year.

Barnhill joined theSt. George Dragonsin 1992 and was in the run-on side in 25 of the club's 26 appearances that season. He was a member of Saints' Grand Final sides which lost toBrisbanein1992and1993and was still with the club for theARL Grand Final of 1996when he came on as an early replacement for Kevin Campion.

In 1997 Barnhill joined theSydney Roostersand spent three years with the club where he mainly played in theFront row.The Roosters were serious Finals contenders in each of those years.

All up Barnhill took part in five first gradeGrand finals(four of them in consecutive years) but with only one victory – his first appearance with Canberra in1990.In ten of his twelve years of Australian first grade appearances Barnhill played in the Finals – exceptions being 1989 and 1994.

In 2000 Barnhill finished his playing career in a season with theLeeds Rhinos.He cut short his two-year contract with Leeds at the end of 2000 and returned to Australia.

Representative career

Barnhill first represented for theNew South Wales BluesinState of Originoff the interchange bench in game I of 1994 and he appeared in all three games of that series. The following year he appeared in games II and III and he entered Origin folklore when footage of the all-in brawl of game II showed him standing and slugging it out blow for blow with Queensland'sBilly Moorelong after the rest of the melee had calmed down. Following a two-year representative absence Barnhill returned to the Origin arena in 1998 and played in all three games. The last match of his nine match Origin career was game I of 1999.

Barnhill represented Ireland in the 2000World Cup.

Post playing

After retiring as a player Barnhill returned to Australia to take-up a position as defensive coach with theACT Brumbiesrugby union club in 2001. In 2002 he was appointed as Assistant Coach toNathan BrownatSt. George Illawarra Dragons.

In 2005 he relocated to his home town ofWagga Waggawhere he manages a hotel. He is the son of the former general manager of theCountry Rugby League,David Barnhill, snr. In 2013 he coached theNew South Wales Country Residentson a tour of South Africa.

External links

• Profile at leedsrugby