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| Full name | Barrie McDermott[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (age 52) Oldham,Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barrie "Baz" McDermott (born 22 July 1972) is a former professionalrugby league footballer who played as aprop in the 1990s and 2000s.
AGreat Britain international representativeprop, he played his club football atOldham,Wigan, theLeeds Rhinos (with whom he won both aSuper League Championship andChallenge Cup Final),Bramley and theWidnes Vikings.[3]
McDermott later became the Head of Youth Development with his former club,Leeds Rhinos, and appears as a pundit onSky Sports. In 2006 Barrie McDermott was included in the Southstander.comHall of Fame.[6]
McDermott was born inOldham,Lancashire, England.
A native ofOldham, McDermott started out with hishometown club before transferring toWigan, where he won a championship and representedGreat Britain. He had originally wished to join thearmy but was unable to do so after an accident with an air rifle that caused him to lose an eye. His early career was marked by his aggressive playing style, knocking outPaul Sironen with a high elbow during atour match for Wigan in October 1994.[7] After a two-match ban, McDermott made hisTest debut off the bench in the opening match of theAshes series, a victory againstAustralia atWembley. McDermott played in the remaining two matches as Australia won the series, and would earn 15 caps with Great Britain.[8]
Barrie McDermott played as a substitute in Wigan's1994–95 Regal Trophy victory, a 40–10 win overWarrington,[9] and in the1995–96 Final, a 25–16 victory overSt. Helens.[10]
McDermott joinedLeeds in 1996, and made his soleEngland appearance in aEuropean Championship victory overWales atCardiff Arms Park that autumn. He missed the Rhinos'1998 Grand Final defeat against his previous club, but was a try-scorer in the 52—16Challenge Cup final victory over theLondon Broncos, the club's first Challenge Cup final victory for 21 years. During the 1997 season, McDermott spent a few weeks as a loan player withBramley.[11]
McDermott first representedIreland at the2000 Rugby League World Cup, later earning 13 caps with the Irish side, and also representedLancashire in theOrigin Series. His autobiography,Made for Rugby was published in 2004. McDermott become only the 22nd Leeds player to win the league championship and the Challenge Cup in 2004 when he played for theLeeds Rhinos from the interchange bench in their2004 Super League Grand Final victory against theBradford Bulls.
In his final season with Leeds, McDermott opened the season with a testimonial match against Oldham,[12] then helped Leeds to lift the2005 World Club Challenge. The Rhinos beat theNational Rugby League championsCanterbury Bulldogs in front of 37,028 atElland Road, a record crowd for a World Club Challenge held in Britain. Leeds also reached the2005 Challenge Cup final, losing by a point toHull F.C. atCardiff'sMillennium Stadium, and finished the season with another final defeat, againstBradford Bulls in theSuper League Grand Final atOld Trafford.
Barrie played in 2 Grand Finals, 3 Challenge Cup Finals and a World Club Challenge. He won 1 Grand Final winners ring, a Challenge Cup winners medal and a World Club Challenge winners medal. Barrie played 283 games for Leeds scoring 40 tries including 1 hat-trick. Although he announced his retirement from the game at the end of 2005'sSuper League X, McDermott played another year with theWidnes Vikings inNorthern League One. After a season playing with his good friendTerry O'Connor he finally retired in 2006.
Following retirement, Barrie initially worked in a community role at Leeds Rhinos before joining the Leeds coaching setup where he is currently the Head of Youth Development.[citation needed] He regularly works forSky Sports, both as a pundit at live games and as an off-field character where he regularly appears in light-hearted features with long-time friend Terry O'Connor. He is also involved in Leeds' corporate entertainment division on match days.[citation needed]
Even after his playing career was over, McDermott remained involved with theChallenge Cup.Leeds Metropolitan University, who were the main sponsors of the event in 2009, announced him as their official "Carnegie Ambassador" for the2009 Challenge Cup.[13]
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