His power fade, deft touch and overall dedication to the sport have him playing to a low handicap that would make even the greatest of weekend warriors proud.

At this time Barkwill continued to play the season with UWA where they won the Grand Finals of the PINDAN Premier Grade against rivals Nedland, where he was voted on as best and fairest at the tournament.

Concluding this tour Barkwill was informed about joining the Ontario Blues team for the 2012 Canadian Rugby Championship season back in Canada.

[citation needed] Barkwill was then selected to represent Canada "A" at the Americas Rugby Championship held in Langford, British Columbia.

After the ARC concluded in October, Barkwill was then selected for Canada's autumn tour to the UK, versus Samoa, Russia, and the New Zealand Māori.

He teaches metalwork and social studies, and also moonlights as the head coach for the Royal Bay Ravens girl's rugby team.