Pat Barnard

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

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| name = Pat Barnard

| image = USO-CAB - 20131130 - Patrick Barnard.jpg

| birth_name = Patrick Christian Barnard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|3}}

| birth_place = Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|120|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

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| university = Stellenbosch University

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| ru_position = Prop

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| years1 = 2005–2007

| years2 = 2007–2009

| years3 = 2009–2015

| clubs1 = Northampton Saints

| clubs2 = London Wasps

| clubs3 = CA Brive

| apps1 = 24

| apps2 = 3

| points1 = 5

| points2 = 15

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| super1 = Stormers

| super2 = Cats

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| superapps2 = 7

| superpoints1 = 0

| superpoints2 = 0

| superyears1 = 2003–2005

| superyears2 = 2003 (loan)

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| province1 = Western Province

| provinceyears1 = 2002–2005

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Patrick Christian "Pat" Barnard (born 3 July 1981 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa) is an English-qualified rugby union player who last played for CA Brive in the Top 14.

Pat Barnard's position of choice is at prop.

Barnard was a member of the South African side that won the 2002 Under 21 Rugby World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/2002_june/australian_u21_comeback_not_quite_enough_14178,7179.html|title=Report of U21 final|publisher=ARU Rugby|date=29 June 2002|accessdate=2 September 2009}} His performances in the tournament led to him being made U21 Player of the Year at the IRB Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.irb.com/history/awards/pastwinners/index.html|title=IRB Awards – past winners|publisher=IRB|date=23 November 2008|accessdate=2 September 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601220035/http://www.irb.com/history/awards/pastwinners/index.html|archivedate=1 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}

Barnard represented Western Province in the Currie Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/55184.html|title=Barnard drafted into WP side|publisher=ESPN Scrum|date=13 October 2004|accessdate=2 September 2009}} The Stormers loaned him to the Cats for the 2003 Super 12 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/45127.html|title=Barnard gets first start for Cats|publisher=ESPN Scrum|date=20 February 2003|accessdate=2 September 2009}}

He made 11 appearances for the Stormers in the 2004 Super 12 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_2316.html|title=Stats for Patrick Christian Barnard|publisher=It's Rugby|date=15 August 2009|accessdate=2 September 2009}} including a semi final defeat to the Crusaders.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestormers.com/stats.asp?id=10725|title=Match Stats|publisher=Stormers official website|date=15 May 2004|accessdate=2 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706032559/http://www.thestormers.com/stats.asp?id=10725|archive-date=6 July 2009|url-status=dead}} After making only two appearances for the Stormers in the 2005 Super 12 season, Barnard signed for the Northampton Saints.{{cite web|url=http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/3831_1513.php|title=Saints sign young South African prop|publisher=Northampton Saints official site|date=7 July 2005|accessdate=2 September 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070502090625/http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/3831_1513.php|archivedate=2 May 2007|df=dmy-all}} During his spell at the club Barnard was named in the England Elite Player Squad, qualifying for England courtesy of his mother, who is from Reading.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/5234342.stm|title=Voyce dropped from England elite|publisher=BBC|date=1 August 2006|accessdate=2 September 2009}} After Saints were relegated in the 2006–07 Guinness Premiership, Barnard signed for London Wasps.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_wasps/6933343.stm|title=Prop Barnard seals Wasps switch|publisher=BBC|date=6 August 2007|accessdate=2 September 2009}}

His time at Wasps was interrupted by injuries,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7049346.stm|title=Barnard ruled out for six months|publisher=BBC|date=17 October 2007|accessdate=2 September 2009}} although he did play in the final of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7426519.stm|title=Guinness Premiership final|publisher=BBC|date=31 May 2008|accessdate=2 September 2009}}

Barnard joined French club CA Brive for the 2009–10 Top 14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.cabrive-rugby.com/home.php?num_page=1&v_lang=EN&rub=11&id_fiche=1555|title=Pat Barnard – Brive is a new challenge for me!|publisher=CA Brive official website|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=2 September 2009}}