Stuart Barnes
Stuart Barnes joined the Sunday Times as their chief rugby columnist in 2005 - following 12 illustrious years with the Daily Telegraph - and now regularly operates in a more wide-ranging role for the paper, commenting on all sports.
During this time he has also established himself as a highly-rated analyst, presenter and co-commentator on rugby for Sky Sports.
Eminently qualified for those positions after graduating from Oxford (where he was a 'blue' in the early eighties), Stuart gained ten England caps and also represented the British Lions in the following ten years.
A multi-Cup and league winner with Bristol and Bath throughout that period, Stuart has always been regarded as one of the game's greatest thinkers and strategists.
A regular contributor to magazines across the world, Stuart has written four books including 'A Year of Living Dangerously' which was short-listed for the William Hill Sports book of the Year.
He also edited First XV rugby magazine 1995-97, and is an accomplished speaker and awards/event host.
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