James Barrett (3 March 1888 — 31 August 1971) was a New Zealand
rugby union international.
Barrett, known as "Buster", was born in
Paeroa, where he attended St Joseph's Catholic School. He moved to Auckland as a teenager to become an apprentice
wheelwright and played his rugby for the city's
Marist club.
A loose forward, Barrett was capped twice by the
All Blacks in 1913, as a flanker for the 2nd and 3rd Tests against the touring Australians. He made one further All Blacks appearance, an uncapped match on the
1914 tour of Australia.
Barrett served with the
Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment from New Zealand raised, in August 1914, for service during the First World War. It was assigned to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, part of the New Zealand Expedition ...
in Egypt during
World War I.
See also
*
List of New Zealand national rugby union players
, 1207 players have been All Blacks. The "first" All Black was James Allan, which was decided by alphabetical order, while the most recent All Black is Mark Telea — #1207.
List
See also
* List of international rugby union families
...
References
External links
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1888 births
1971 deaths
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Waikato
Rugby union flankers
Auckland rugby union players
Sportspeople from Paeroa
New Zealand military personnel of World War I