Richie Barnett

For the former British rugby league player, see Richie Barnett (rugby league).
Richie Barnett
Personal information
Full name Richard Rohan Barnett[1]
Nickname Panther
Born 21 April 1972 (1972-04-21) (age 39)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height 184 cm ( 6 ft 0 in)
Weight 91 kg (14 st 4 lb)
Position Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Otahuhu Leopards
1994–1997 Cronulla-Sutherland 67 29 0 0 116
1998–2000 Sydney Roosters 51 17 0 0 68
2001–2002 London Broncos 35 13 0 0 52
2003–2004 Hull 32 17 0 0 68
Total 185 76 0 0 304
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1992–1993 New Zealand Māori
1995–2000 New Zealand 12 1 0 0 4

Richie Barnett (born 21 April 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and

2000s who represented the New Zealand Kiwis twelve times.

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Playing career

He played in the Pacific Cup for the New Zealand Māori side in 1992.[2]

He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL competition from 1994 to 1997, before playing a season with the Sydney Roosters. During this time he represented New Zealand multiple times, including the 1995 and 2000 World Cups. After his NRL career ended, he played for Hull in the Super League until 2004.

Barnett also achieved the captaincy of the Kiwis. He lost the position to Nathan Cayless.

Later years

He currently works as a broadcaster for SKY Network Television.

References

  1. ^ BARNETT, RICHARD ROHAN 1995 - 2000 - KIWI #664 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 276–279. ISBN 1869693310, 9781869693312. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover. 

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