Kevin Barry (rugby league) explained

Kevin Barry
Fullname:Kevin Anthony Barry
Nickname:Big Dog Barry
Birth Date:15 May 1950
Birth Place:New Zealand
Death Place:Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
Club1:Mt Roskill
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1973
Yearaend:1975
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1975
Appearancesb:0
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Source:[1]
New:yes

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]

Playing career

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. .
  3. http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/kiwis_players.php?player=515&name=BARRY,_Kevin_Edward_Anthony BARRY, Kevin Edward Anthony (1975) Kiwis # 515
  4. http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-barry&pid=157856684 Kevin BARRY