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Jim Barrett
Full nameJames Barrett
Date of birth(1888-03-03)3 March 1888
Place of birthPaeroa, New Zealand
Date of death31 August 1971(1971-08-31) (aged 83)
Place of deathHamilton, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913 New Zealand 2 (0)

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.[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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Old Pupils Meet". Hauraki Plains Gazette. 24 April 1950. p. 5.
  2. ^ Kingston, Samuel (26 October 2023). "Irish historic influence echoes through World Cup final". RTÉ.
  3. ^ a b c "James Barrett #191". stats.allblacks.com.
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