Barry Everitt (rugby union)

Barry "The Boot" Everitt (born 9 March 1976 in Nenagh, Ireland) is a former rugby union footballer, who played at fly-half for Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton Saints. He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at Twickenham, scoring five conversions and a penalty as London Irish defeated the Northampton Saints.[1]

Everitt was called up to the senior Ireland squad for a Test against Samoa in November 2001.[2] He won three trophies in his time at Northampton; the RFU Championship in 2008, the European Rugby Challenge Cup in 2009 and the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2010. Everitt holds the record for the most individual points scored in a Premiership Season, having scored 343 points for London Irish in the 2001/02 season.[3]

Everitt played for the Barbarians in June 2002 against Scotland in Murrayfield.[4]

Retiring from rugby in July 2010, Everitt was appointed director of sport at Cranmore School, a preparatory school for boys and girls in West Horsley, Surrey.[5] He is now Deputy Head (as of academic year 2018-19), and holds a Masters Degree in Education and a Bachelors Degree in Sport Science.

References

  1. ↑ "Exiles claim Cup glory". BBC. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ireland too powerful for Samoa". irishtimes.com. 11 November 2001. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Premiership Most Points". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player Archive - B. G. Everitt". barbarianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/8781000.stm


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