Barton McCallan
| Date of birth | 18 July 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
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Barton McCallan (born 18 July 1936) is a former Ireland international rugby union player from Northern Ireland.
Born in Belfast, McCallan attended Belfast Royal Academy and was first XV captain for two seasons, while gaining Ulster Schools representative honours.[1] He went on to Queen's University and earned his first Ulster call up as a varsity player. In 1958, McCallan moved to Ballymena to work at a tobacco manufacturer and joined Ballymena RFC.[2]
McCallan was a hooker for Ireland in two 1960 Five Nations matches, against England at Twickenham and Scotland at Lansdowne Road, forming a front-row partnership with Ballymena teammate Syd Millar.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Barton MCallum". BRA Old Boys' Association.
- ^ "McCallan and Millar 'Capped'". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 4 February 1960.
- ^ "Ireland hooker". Daily News (London). 17 February 1960.