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Jim Barrington

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Jim Barrington
Full nameThomas James Mountstevens Barrington
Date of birth(1908-07-08)8 July 1908
Place of birthBridgwater, England
Date of death6 September 1973(1973-09-06) (aged 65)
Place of deathTaunton, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Stand-off
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 England 2 (0)

Thomas James Mountstevens Barrington (8 July 1908 – 6 September 1973) was an English international rugby union player of the 1930s.[1]

Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, Barrington was a Bristol stand-off, capped twice for England during the 1931 Five Nations, featuring against Wales and Ireland at Twickenham. He ascended to the Bristol captaincy for the 1934-35 season and made 30 appearances for Somerset, which he later served as president.[2]

Barrington was a solicitor at his father's law firm in Bridgewater.[3]

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  1. ^ "England's Hard Tussle with Wales". Devon and Exeter Gazette. 17 January 1931.
  2. ^ "Barrington Resigns Captaincy of Bristol Club". Western Daily Press. 24 January 1936.
  3. ^ "Obituary". Bristol Evening Post. 8 September 1973.
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