John Barclay

Meet John

Our Director of Rugby John Barclay is a former Scotland rugby captain who earned 76 international caps for his country and captained Scotland to their famous 2018 Calcultta Cup win over England. He made his Scotland debut in the 2007 World Cup against New Zealand and was named man of the match in his country’s momentous 21-17 win over then-reigning World Champions South Africa in 2010. In a successful professional club career spanning 16 years, he made 150 appearances for Glasgow Warriors, helped Scarlets to PRO12 Championship success in the 2016-17 season, before returning north to Edinburgh for two seasons, where he played a key role in the club’s run to the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup.

Since retirement, John has established himself as one of the game’s leading pundits, working with the BBC on their Six Nations coverage, BT Sport’s Champions Cup broadcasts as well as the United Rugby Championship on Premier Sport. John now heads up Firstpoint USA’s rugby program, working with schools, clubs and other rugby organisations to help fulfil the collegiate demand from one of the States’ fastest growing sports.