Des Barchard

Desmond Alfred Barchard is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented and coached New Zealand. Barchard was the coach of the Kiwis in the 1968 and 1972 World Cups.

Des Barchard
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Alfred Barchard
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Marist
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–1953 Auckland
1947–52 New Zealand 8 1 0 0 3
1953 US All Stars
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1968 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0
1972 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

A member of the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League, Barchard first represented Auckland in 1948.[2] He was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1947 (Kiwi No. 307) and went on to play in ten Test matches for New Zealand (1947, 48, 50-52).[3] In 1953, his final year of representative football for Auckland, he was drawn into the touring US All Stars side as they were short of players for their New Zealand leg of the tour.[4]

Des was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Howick Hornets RLFC (Auckland) for service to the Club as a founding member.

Coaching career

Barchard was the coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team at the 1968 and 1972 World Cups. The Kiwis did not win a match in either tournament.

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Marist Rugby League Football Club Inc Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
  3. "Kiwis Roll of Honour | NZRL". nzrl.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
Preceded by
Lory Blanchard
Coach
New Zealand national rugby league team

1968
Succeeded by
Lory Blanchard
Preceded by
Lory Blanchard
Coach
New Zealand national rugby league team

1972
Succeeded by
George Menzies
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