Barry McTaggart (born 28 June 1946) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
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| Full name | Barry McTaggart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1946 Gympie, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editOriginally from Gympie, Queensland, McTaggart signed with Balmain in 1969 and won a premiership in his debut year when he played prop forward in the 1969 Grand Final win over South Sydney.
McTaggart played four seasons at Balmain between 1969 and 1972, and was chosen to tour England with the Australian World Cup squad in 1970. He played one test match on that tour against France before injury curtailed the rest of his tour. Barry McTaggart is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.453.[1] He also played three minor matches on the World Cup Tour and he retired in 1973.[2]
References
edit- ^ ARL Annual Report 2005, page 55
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)