Kevin Barry (rugby league)

Kevin Anthony Barry (15 May 1950 – 21 May 2012) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1975 World Cup.[1]

Kevin Barry
Personal information
Full nameKevin Anthony Barry
Born15 May 1950
New Zealand
Died21 May 2012(2012-05-21) (aged 62)
Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Mt Roskill
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–1975 Auckland
1975 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Barry played for the Mt Roskill Red Devils in the Auckland Rugby League competition before being named for Auckland in 1973.[2]

He was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad at the 1975 World Cup but did not play in a match at the tournament.[3] Before he represented the Kiwis, Barry was the vice captain of the New Zealand Universities side, which played the Australian Universities in three Tests at home in 1971.[citation needed]

Barry died on 21 May 2012 in Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. ^ BARRY, Kevin Edward Anthony (1975) Kiwis # 515[permanent dead link] nzleague.co.nz
  4. ^ Kevin BARRY New Zealand Herald, 31 May 2012