David B. Barnes

David Barnes is a freelance journalist, covering club, pro-team and international rugby for various newspapers and now runs The Offside Line rugby website. In 2005 he co-authored Jim Renwick’s autobiography, Centre of Excellence, and in 2008 was shortlisted for Rugby Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards for The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby. He is the co-author of Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland.