Kevin Barrett
- Position
- Lock, Flanker
- Hurricane
- 33
- Height
- 194
- Weight
- 106
- Date of birth
- 01/01/2011
- Birthplace
- 22/06/1966
- Province
- Taranaki
- Career
- 1997
Bio
30-year old Kevin ‘Smiley’ Barrett was added to the Hurricanes squad during 1997 as injury cover. He appeared as a substitute in two matches at the end of the season, and then played against the Brumbies as a flanker in the last round robin match, and then against them the following week in the team’s first semi-final.
Tough as teak, the Taranaki veteran then played at lock for the Hurricanes in 1998, starting in the first eight rounds and making another three appearances off the bench.
Barratt was a Taranaki stalwart, appearing in 167 matches and scoring 99 points up until his retirement at the end of 1999, following which Paul Tito truly emerged as an able replacement in the Taranaki second row.
Barrett’s sons, Beauden and Kane, are both promising rugby players having represented Taranaki in the Sevens and ITM Cup rugby in 2010. Beauden was a Hurricanes Wider Training Squad member in 2011 and will be a full squad member in 2012.
Stats
- Provincial Teams
- Taranaki
- Appearances
- 15
