Des Barchard

Des Barchard

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Alfred Barchard
Born	23 December 1922 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	2 January 1987(1987-01-02) (aged 64) Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Position	Stand-off, Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947 Marist 1961 Howick Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–53 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
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Relatives	Len Barchard (uncle)

Desmond Alfred Barchard (1924 - 1987) was 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. His uncle, Len Barchard also played for New Zealand, while his other uncle, Laurie Barchard played senior rugby league for City for several years.

Birth

Des Barchard was born on 23 December 1922.

Playing career

A member of the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League, Barchard first represented Auckland in 1948. 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). 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.

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.

Death

On 2 January 1987, Barchard died at the age of 64.