Barry Trevor Thomas (21 July 1937 – 5 January 2018) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, Thomas represented and, briefly, at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1962 and 1964. All four of his appearances for the All Blacks were in internationals against

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played in New Zealand. Thomas died in the Auckland suburb of

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on 5 January 2018.

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