</s> ▁Mark ▁Bar nes ▁( born ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Rugby ▁league ▁coach ▁and ▁former ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer ▁from ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Bar nes ▁played ▁professional ▁Rugby ▁league ▁in ▁Sydney ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Par ram atta ▁E els ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁Ro ost ers ▁over ▁a ▁seven - year ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 9 4 . ▁ ▁Post ▁playing ▁He ▁then ▁left ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁College ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁at ▁Home b ush ▁Bay , ▁Sydney , ▁gradu ating ▁as ▁a ▁P E ▁teacher . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years ▁teaching ▁and ▁trav elling , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁both ▁co aching ▁and ▁playing ▁Rugby ▁league . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁London ▁Bron cos ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁sports ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁specific ▁role ▁of ▁looking ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁children ▁playing ▁Rugby ▁league ▁in ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁immediate ▁to ▁Griff in ▁Park . ▁ ▁Bar nes ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff ▁at ▁Har le qu ins ▁R L ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁before ▁linking ▁up ▁with ▁Justin ▁Morgan ▁( his ▁old ▁Par ram atta ▁team mate ) ▁at ▁H ull ▁King ston ▁Ro vers ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁SL ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Co ach . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Mark ▁Bar nes ▁Profile ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s