Richie Barnett (rugby league, born 1981)
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Born | 26 April 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 8 December 2015 |
Richie Barnett (born
26 April 1981) is aBarnett had the best average gain per carry in the Warrington Wolves squad in 2006.
His early days were spent playing semi-professionally at
Barnett was sold to Hull F.C. in 2004 who paid an appearance-linked deal worth £15,000. He proved his worth by scoring 23 tries in just 25 starts, making him one of Super League's top scorers. Along the way he also picked up a Challenge Cup winners medal with Hull. He joined Warrington Wolves in 2005 and became one of the most consistent try scorers for the club.[citation needed]
Barnett joined Salford City Reds in July 2007.[citation needed]
In March 2008, Barnett received a two-year ban from rugby league after testing positive for epitestosterone in a drugs test the previous year.[4] He signed for Sheffield Eagles when returning to the game in 2010.[5]
In 2011, Barnett represented
He is occasionally known as Richie Barnett Jr because he used to play with an older un-related rugby league footballer, also named Richie Barnett.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at donsstats.co.uk". donsstats.co.uk. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Barnett given two-year drugs ban". BBC Sport. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Richie Barnett joins Sheffield Eagles". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield sign Richie Barnett". rugbyleague.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → PastPlayers → B at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Richie Barnett Doncaster player profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Richie Barnett ready for Super League test