Kevin Barry (rugby union)

Kevin Barry
Full name Kevin Edward Barry
Date of birth (1936-04-22)22 April 1936
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Date of death 16 August 2014(2014-08-16) (aged 78)
Place of death North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
School Sacred Heart College
Notable relative(s) Ned Barry (father)
Liam Barry (son)
Hilary Barry (daughter-in-law)[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Utility forward
New Zealand No. 623
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1954–60, 62–68
1961
Thames Valley
Auckland
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1962–64  New Zealand 0 (0)

Kevin Edward Barry (22 April 1936 – 16 August 2014) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility forward, Barry represented Thames Valley and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1962 to 1964. He made 23 appearances for the All Blacks but did not play in any test matches.[2]

Kevin Barry holds a unique place in New Zealand rugby history in that both his father, Ned, and his son, Liam, also played for the All Blacks: in doing so they were the first family to provide All Blacks from three successive generations.[3]

References

  1. "Hilary Barry's game of love". New Zealand Woman's Weekley. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. Knight, Lindsay. "Kevin Barry". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. "Thames Valley rugby". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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