Barry Harvey Explained

Barry Harvey
Fullname:Barry Kenneth Harvey
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Western Suburbs NZ
Year1start:19??
Year1end:86
Club2:Randwick
Year2start:1987
Year2end:??
Teama:Taranaki
Yearastart:19??
Yearaend:86
Teamb:Central Districts
Yearbstart:1983
Yearbend:87
Appearancesb:5
Teamc:New Zealand
Yearcstart:1986
Yearcend:89
Appearancesc:3
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Teamd:Wellington
Yeardstart:1987
Yeardend:92
Appearancesd:38
Teame:New Zealand Māori
Yearestart:1988
Yeareend:90
Source:[1]
New:yes

Barry Kenneth Harvey[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who had represented New Zealand in three test matches, including matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup.[1]

Playing career

A 1983 Junior Kiwi, Harvey played for the Western Suburbs club in the Taranaki Rugby League and became a Taranaki and Central Districts representative.[3]

He was first picked for the New Zealand national rugby league team for the 1986 tour of Australia. In 1987 he moved south, joining the Randwick Kingfishers in the Wellington Rugby League.[4] [5] He became a Wellington representative, and later captained the side. New Zealand did not play any test matches in 1987, however, Harvey was selected in a New Zealand XIII that lost 14-18 to Queensland.[6]

Harvey captained the New Zealand Māori team in the 1988 Pacific Cup.[7] He was again picked for the New Zealand side in 1989 and played one test match against Australia.[6]

Legacy

In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=595 HARVEY, Barry Kenneth 1986 - 89 - Kiwi #595
  3. http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=17333 Taranaki Grand Final Countdown
  4. http://www.maorisportsawards.co.nz/database/profiles/index.php?athleteid=121 Kevin Tamati
  5. http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-4979-86704-0-0&sID=178553 About Us
  6. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4979-0-0-0&sID=253706 Team of the Century - Week 7
  7. Book: John Coffey, Bernie Wood . 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. 2008. 252–255. 978-1-86969-331-2.
  8. Web site: Dream team of century is named. 14 October 2008. Taranaki Daily News. 24 September 2011.