Coach to Coach
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to John Barnes, below, director of rugby at Hartpury RFC

Why did you get into coaching rugby and how did you arrive at your current position?
After leaving Loughborough University I travelled to Italy to play in the Serie A for San Dona Rugby. Returning to England I signed for Henley and began to work for Bristol as a community coach. I moved into a coaching role in the Bristol academy in 2002. In a variety of roles over the coming years my coaching moved into the Bristol senior squad as skills coach and perf...