Full name | Barry David Honan | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
Full name | Barry David Honan | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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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]