Bob Barber (rugby union)

Bob Barber

Birth name	Robert John Barber
Date of birth	(1945-01-14) 14 January 1945
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) Utility forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1963 1967 1968–78 North Otago Canterbury Southland 4 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1972–76 1974 New Zealand Māori New Zealand 0 (0)

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.

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

External links

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