Paul Rees talks to Steele Barker, a young player who was once told he was too small to make it in the second row

Rising star:Steele Barker playing for Cornish Pirates
PICTURES: Brian Tempest

WHEN Steele Barker was told by Yorkshire Carnegie that he was too small for a second row forward and released from their academy, he never thought about turning his back on a game he had played since he was four.
Then 18, Barker decided to study for a degree and found the course he was looking for at the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus – he may be able to use the qualificati...