Ned Barry | |
Birth Name: | Edward Fitzgerald Barry |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1905 |
Birth Place: | Temuka, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Loose forward |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 1932, 1934 |
Province1: | Wellington |
Province2: | Wanganui |
Provinceyears1: | 1926–36 |
Provinceyears2: | 1940 |
Provinceapps2: | 1 |
Occupation: | Police officer |
Relatives: | Kevin Barry (son) Liam Barry (grandson) |
School: | Pleasant Point District High School |
Edward Fitzgerald Barry (3 September 1905 – 12 December 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Barry represented Wellington and, briefly, Wanganui at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1932 and 1934. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including one international, against Australia in 1934.[1]
A police officer, Barry had postings in Pahiatua, Whitianga, Orewa, and Auckland, where he was active as a coach and administrator at club and provincial union levels.[1]
He holds a unique place in New Zealand rugby history in that both his son, Kevin Barry, and grandson, Liam Barry, also played for the All Blacks: in doing so they became the first family to provide All Blacks from three successive generations.[2] He also had another son, Pat, who played for Counties in the 1960s, and another grandson, Mike Barry, who represented North Auckland and North Harbour.[1]