Barrie's career at Leeds has been an inspiration for many as he has fought back from adversity on a number of occasions.
In 1997 Barrie suffered a horrific injury against Halifax that ruined his season; however he collected his first honours with the club in 1999, scoring a crucial game breaking try in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final.
He followed this up in 2001 when he was named the Rhinos Player of the Year for an outstanding season when he led from the front despite the club suffering a disappointing season.
Barrie appeared in his third Challenge Cup Final in 2003 at Cardiff and then gained a Grand Final win in 2004 when he was part of the side that defeated Bradford Bulls at Old Trafford.
With the Grand Final win in 2004, Barrie became only the 22nd player in the 109 history of the club to have played in and won both a Challenge Cup winners medal and Championship Final winner's medal. He was the first player since Les Dyl, Graham Eccles, John Holmes, David Ward and Phil Cookson completed their double with the 1977 Cup Final win over Widnes. Barrie was a try scorer in the Challenge Cup Final win in 1999 and started the Grand Final at Old Trafford against Bradford in 2004.
One of Barrie's proudest moments of his career came in 2000 when he appeared for Ireland, in the World Cup, winning the man of the match in the opening game against Samoa and then captaining his country against France in 2001.
After retiring from first team rugby, Barrie has carved out a career in the media, working for BBC TV and Sky TV, alongside his friend Terry O Connor, as well as making numerous hospitality appearances at Leeds and speaking at various sporting functions across the country.
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