Jim Barrett (rugby union)

James Barrett (3 March 1888 — 31 August 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union international.

Jim Barrett

Full name	James Barrett
Date of birth	(1888-03-03)3 March 1888
Place of birth	Paeroa, New Zealand
Date of death	31 August 1971(1971-08-31) (aged 83)
Place of death	Hamilton, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913 New Zealand 2 (0)

Barrett, known as "Buster", was born in Paeroa, where he attended St Joseph's Catholic School.^[1] He moved to Auckland as a teenager to become an apprentice wheelwright and played his rugby for the city's Marist club.^[2][3]

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.^[3]

Barrett served with the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment in Egypt during World War I.^[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players