Liam Barry
Birth name | Liam John Barry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 March 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Takapuna, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rosmini College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Kevin Barry (father) Edward Barry (grandfather) Hilary Barry (sister-in-law)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam John Barry (born 15 March 1971) is a New Zealand
Barry holds a special place among the long parade of
in 1993 he followed:in wearing the silver fern. That became the first instance of a family providing three generations of All Blacks. In July 2020 the family provided All Black jerseys worn by the three for display at the New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North.[2]
Other relatives of note in rugby include:
- Patrick Barry, son of Edward who played for Counties, and
- Michael Barry, son of Kevin who played for North Auckland and North Harbour.
- Nathaniel Barry, his son who currently plays for the Wellington U19 Rugby team.
Liam Barry is also a qualified teacher. He is married to Sarah and has four kids Esther, Nathaniel, Isaiah and Nieve. 19 year old son Nathaniel is currently pursuing his Rugby career playing Rugby in Wellington, New Zealand. Along with 16 year old son Isaiah who is another up and coming rugby player from the Barry family.
Nathaniel a lock/flanker currently stands at 6’3, weighing in at 100kgs. He made his premier club debut for Old Boys University during the month of July 2023, and his Wellington under 19’s debut early August. Nathaniel also captained Aquinas College 1st XV in his last year of college. Now as of 2024 Nathanial Barry was named in the under 20's Hurricanes squad, the future of New Zealand rugby people have been saying.
International career
On his first tour with the
But at the end of the 1995 season Barry toured
At the end of that year he took up a contract in Japan, returning to New Zealand for another NPC season with North Harbour in 2001. But after failing to win a Super 12 contract for 2002 Barry at 31 returned for another stint in Japan.[3]
Coaching career
Barry spent the six years with the
In 2010 Barry had been named as the
- 2012 10 games – 1 win, 9 losses, 205 points for & 307 against – last place in the championship.
- 2013 10 games – 1 win, 1 draw, 8 losses, 193 points for & 330 against – last place in the championship.
- 2014 10 games – 3 wins, 7 losses, 214 points for & 306 against – 5th in the championship.
Although the 2014 season brought only 3 Albany wins these were notable as they were:
- 29–24 over premiership semi-finalists Canterbury,
- 28–25 over the Hawkes Bay, and
- 24–13 over Manawatuwho were the championship winners in 2014.
Barry left the North Harbour coaching role at the end of the 2014 season to join Japanese club Ricoh Black Rams as an assistant coach. Barry then become the assistant coach of the New Zealand national rugby sevens team.
References
- ^ "Hilary Barry's game of love". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Three generations of All Black jerseys on display". Stuff. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Liam Barry All Blacks Profile". Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Liam Barry new North Harbour coach". 6 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2013.