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Dominic Barrow has ended his two-year retirement and joined Sale

18 Feb 2022

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Sale have announced the permanent signing of Dominic Barrow, the ex-Leicester, Newcastle and England U20s lock. The 28-year-old, who was part of the England age-grade team that won the IRB Junior World Championship in 2013, joined Sharks initially on trial after two years without a club.

Barrow had retired from rugby in 2020 to run a firm specialising in installing electric vehicle charging points but after impressing Sharks coaches in training, the Sheffield-born forward has now joined Alex Sanderson’s squad immediately on a permanent deal.

The second row said: “I have gained a far greater sense of perspective since spending a bit of time away from rugby. However, I have a burning desire to get back into the sport as I feel I have unfinished business. I believe I’m capable of international honours but I haven’t yet reached my potential.

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“I was really impressed with Alex and his vision for Sale Sharks right from our first conversation. From my experience, this is a club on the up that is clearly going places and it is a hugely exciting place to be. I’m thrilled to be in this environment, which I believe will get the very best out of me and help me reach my goals.”

Sale boss Sanderson added: “I’m really excited to welcome Dominic to the club. He is someone I have known about for a number of years and I know exactly how good he can be. He has performed at the very top level for a number of years and that experience can only benefit our squad at a really important time of the season.

“Dominic has been with us on trial for a number of weeks and he has fitted in so well. He has already become a leader in the group and I can’t wait to see what else we can achieve together.”

A sporting all-rounder in his youth, Barrow spent time in the Manchester United academy as a youngster but made the switch to rugby as a teenager, joining Yorkshire Carnegie’s academy. He captained England U16 and U18 teams before joining Newcastle in 2013. After a two-year stint in the northeast, he joined Leicester and went on to make more than 50 appearances at Welford Road.

He next joined Northampton ahead of the 2018/19 season but injuries restricted his appearances and he left the club in March 2019. The following year he announced he was retiring from professional rugby to join Pure-EV, saying he had given everything he could to the sport and was passionate about his new business venture.

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Ed the Duck 2 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

…and who ‘owns’ you red???

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Ed the Duck 5 minutes ago

All Blacks vs France will be real deal after landmark agreement is reached

You just need to listen to the French LADS above.

Have you really been reduced to clinging on to gender identity, sad in some ways I suppose but fukcing hilarious in every other…😂😂😂

Ps are you REALLY lecturing anyone on uncouth given your publicly stated toilet habits??? 💩💩💩

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RedWarriors 8 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Again, England capitulated to the Normans in a few hours and you lick arse English have been holding your cheeks open to your aristocrat betters ever since.

You are the most subservient population in western history!

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Tommy B. 8 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

But, that was not the argument, moron. It was that the GFA rendered a ‘hard border’ (definition open to question) ‘illegal’ (although Irish government spokespeople were careful not to explicitly say that - but your bovine media did and passed this on to thickos like you). It didn’t. You can still have as many ‘cross-border’ talking shops with southern Irish peasants as anyone deems fit, whilst having a ‘hard border’ in EU terms.

Like many Irish you don’t even understand your ‘sacred’ document that you bang on about continually.

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IkeaBoy 16 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Those famously reliable IDF lads???? Hahaha.

Their main man, Ben is hiding in office from how many corruption charges? Don't you think that parallels with another ‘ironman’ world leader?

I mean I know on a literal level you don't/can't think but you get what I mean.

Enjoy staining your flannels while watching the whole thing.

Rugby on at the weekend too, if you get bored.

Lad did you seriously allude to getting ‘excited’ by a ‘girl’ as in not an adult female???

Get help. And a new empire.

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IkeaBoy 24 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Is this really how you deal with it????

Phone any number of those ‘traitors’ 😁. All of them!!!!

Hahahaha. Lunatic.

The empire!

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IkeaBoy 27 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Imagine I got let loose in a voting booth!

I still couldn't be as daft as you, sports fan!

It wouldn't be possible😂!

Lacking in knowledge - but I know your empire is over. It's been over for a while…

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RedWarriors 29 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Parasites are States who leech of others. Take the English stealing $40 trillion over the period of their occupation in India.

On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the former Minister of Defense of Israel, alleging responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts during the Gaza war. The warrant against Netanyahu is the first against the leader of a Western-backed democratic country for war crimes.

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RedWarriors 32 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

A Sharks player behaved disgracefully and tries to cheat. It could have been against anyone. Own your own d1ckheads. Stop lying for them.

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Toaster 33 minutes ago

All Blacks vs France will be real deal after landmark agreement is reached

Sounds about as confusing as the super rugby play off format

5 players from the finals who have played few mins (we won’t tell you how many) can be chosen

So basically it’s the same but with the ability to chose no one from the 6N and 5 guys in the final who haven’t played real good (zoolander) ??

Or am I jumping the gun thinking it will automatically be UBB and Toulouse in the final

Let’s see what those two teams want the most hey ?? 😃

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RedWarriors 33 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Irish people have actually read the document: we don’t rely on charlatans like Ben Habib to interpret it for us. If you had read it you would have noted 142 areas of substantial North-South and cross-border cooperation that would be completely undermined by a hard border. This was agreed by both Governments and the EU. I know anything other than soundbites is difficult for knuckle dragging Brexiteers to understand but as a man who claims to hold a Doctorate you really should do better.

PS* As a man of such ability, did you ever trace your family roots to the particular tree in North Germany they swung from?

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Hammer Head 40 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

Your record of games won vs played is 365:762 (47,9%).

You are not the better team. Get over it.

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RedWarriors 46 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

Our record against SA last 5 matches is 4:1

We are the better team. Get over it.

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RedWarriors 47 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Shouldn’t you get back to day dreaming of the good old days….pre 1990 Ace? (Blocked)

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Hammer Head 52 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

🔥

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Tommy B. 53 minutes ago

Rassie Erasmus wades into heated debate over Jaden Hendrikse antics

Is that the number the Hamas authorities have come up with today? Perhaps, they’ll get so worried about ‘civilian casualties’ they’ll stop embedding themselves in schools and hospitals and shooting ‘their’ own people going to get food from the US/Israeli supply hubs.

Perhaps, you can list the previous armies and air forces that give warnings to civilians to leave a target site before hitting it. You did know that Hamas don’t differentiate between civilians, fighters, those killed by their own fire, those killed by other groups’ fire etc etc etc etc? So, they just pump out a random figure and morons swallow it whole.

Be honest, ‘Ike’ when you saw what happened to that poor girl, you got a little ‘excited’ didn’t you?

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Hammer Head 54 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

I didn’t change my name. I got banned for sledging a RP author.

The irony.

But it was a welcome break from having to deal with fools like you and Turlough.

The fact that you are discounting the greatness of an era in another sport says a lot about how naive and narrow minded you are with regards to international team sports.

Like I said. Stick to what you know. I.e. quidditch.

And I’d wager that at least two of you (either Ikeagirl, yourself or Turlough) are in fact one person.

Before my forced sabbatical, there was only one moron from Ireland trolling around here. There’s no way another two idiots with the same modus operandi seeded so soon.

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Hammer Head 56 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

Indeed

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Hammer Head 57 minutes ago

'It's crazy what you hear on that mic': Jacques Nienaber on 'wink-gate'

He did. And then threw a tantrum. Classic Irish flyhalf behavior.

Sharks won. 6:5.

Another QF down the chute.

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Tommy B. 57 minutes ago