Bob Barber (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Robert John Barber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 January 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oamaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Waitaki Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert John Barber (born 14 January 1945) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A utility forward, Barber represented North Otago, Canterbury and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1974 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played six matches on that tour but did not appear in any full test matches, although he did turn out in the game against Fiji.[1]
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bob Barber". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
External link
- "Photograph of Bob Barber". National Library of New Zealand. 1974.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Oamaru
- People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- North Otago rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Southland Stags players
- Rugby union forwards
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs