Barrie Hutchinson
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| Full name | John Barrie Skilbeck Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 2019 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
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John Barrie Skilbeck Hutchinson (19 June 1926 – 14 February 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union and water polo player.
At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's water polo team.[1]
As well as playing water polo he was involved in rugby. He played for and captained the
All Blacks
trial teams. He was also a rugby coach and served as president of the Auckland Rugby Football Union.
He spent six years as an Auckland City Councillor, and worked in real estate.[2] At the 1978 general election, Hutchinson unsuccessfully contested the Onehunga electorate for the National Party,[3] losing to the incumbent Labour MP, Frank Rogers, by 1417 votes.
Hutchinson died on 14 February 2019.[4]
References
- ^ Barrie Hutchinson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ Ray White: Parnell - Profile: Barrie Hutchinson[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National candidate". Central Leader. 2 May 1978. p. 5.
- ^ "Hutchinson, John Barrie Skilbeck (Barrie)". Auckland Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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