Barry Honan

Barry Honan

Full name	Barry David Honan
Date of birth	(1947-06-04) 4 June 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1968–69 Australia 9 (0)

Barry David Honan (born 4 June 1947) is an Australian former rugby union international.^[1]

Born in Brisbane, Honan attended Marist College Ashgrove and is the younger brother of Wallaby Bob Honan.^[2]

Honan, a utility back, made his Queensland representative debut at age 18. He was first capped by the Wallabies as a centre on New Zealand's 1968 tour, debuting in Sydney. In the 2nd Test at Ballymore, Honan conceded a contentious penalty try with two minutes remaining for a late tackle on Bill Davis, with the subsequent conversion giving the All Blacks the win.^[3] He was used as a fullback on the 1968 tour of British Isles and a centre for all four Tests on the 1969 tour of South Africa.^[2] A teacher by profession, Honan was a 1st XV coach at Marist College Ashgrove.^[4]

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

References

1. "Ex-Wallabies player Barry Honan confident of growth in Gold Coast netball and rugby carnival". Gold Coast Bulletin. 27 May 2019.
2. "Barry David Honan". classicwallabies.com.au.
3. "Sensational RU victory says NZ". The Canberra Times. 25 June 1968. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "A Look Back in Gratitude – By Barry Honan - MCA Old Boys' Association". ashgroveoldboys.com.au. 4 December 2017.

External links

• Barry Honan at ESPNscrum