George Barton (rugby union, born 1997)

George Barton (born 27 September 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays centre for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the Canadian national team.[1]

George Barton
Date of birth (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthDuncan, British Columbia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
SchoolShawnigan Lake School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Rugby ATL
Youth career
2015-17 Clermont Auvergne
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018-21 Seattle Seawolves 29 (15)
2022- Rugby ATL 0 (0)
Correct as of 5 February 2022
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 British Columbia Bears 1 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2017 Canada U20 7 (5)
2019- Canada 2 (10)
Correct as of 25 June 2019

Barton previously played for the Clermont Espoirs in France, following his performances for the Canada U20s where he was also captain.[2][3][4]

Club statistics

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As of 1 March 2020
Season Team Games Starts Sub Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
MLR 2018 Seattle Seawolves 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
MLR 2019 16 11 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
MLR 2020 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
MLR 2021 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLR 2022 Rugby ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 18 11 3 0 0 0 15 0 0

References

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  1. ^ [1] “George Barton ESPN profile” Accessed:25/6/19
  2. ^ "Former Canadian U20 Captain George Barton Signs with Seattle Seawolves". www.seattleseawolves.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Seattle Seawolves Re-Sign George Barton". djcoilrugby. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "George Barton signs for Seattle Seawolves". Americas Rugby News. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.