Bob Barber (rugby union)

Bob Barber
Birth name	Robert John Barber
Date of birth	14 January 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Oamaru, New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
School	Waitaki Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Utility forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1963	North Otago
1967	Canterbury
1968–78	Southland
International career
Years	Team
1972–76	New Zealand Māori
1974	New Zealand

Robert John Barber (born 14 January 1945) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A utility forward, Barber represented North Otago, Canterbury and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1974 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played six matches on that tour but did not appear in any full test matches, although he did turn out in the game against Fiji.^[1]

His daughter, Verity McLean, was killed in Invercargill in April 2017. Her husband, a serving police officer, was charged with her murder.^[2]

References

^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bob Barber". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Sherwood, Sam (28 April 2017). "Shot woman Verity McLean daughter of former All Black". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

External links

"Photograph of Bob Barber". National Library of New Zealand. 1974.

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[1] Knight, Lindsay. "Bob Barber". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[2] Sherwood, Sam (28 April 2017). "Shot woman Verity McLean daughter of former All Black". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

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