Barry Harvey

Barry Harvey
Personal information
Full name Barry Kenneth Harvey
Born New Zealand
Playing information
Position hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–1986 Western Suburbs (TRL)
1987–19?? Randwick
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–1986 Taranaki
1983–1987 Central Districts 5
1986–1989 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
1987–1992 Wellington 38
1988–1990 New Zealand Māori
Source: [1]

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

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 Kiwis 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]

References

  1. Barry Harvey rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. HARVEY, Barry Kenneth 1986 - 89 - Kiwi #595 nzleague.co.nz
  3. Taranaki Grand Final Countdown rleague.com, 11 July 2003
  4. Kevin Tamati maorisportsawards.co.nz
  5. About Us Randwick Kingfishers
  6. 1 2 Team of the Century - Week 7 Wellington Rugby League
  7. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 252–255. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  8. "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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