Des Barchard
Desmond Alfred Barchard was a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented and coached New Zealand [national rugby league team|New Zealand]. Barchard was the coach of New Zealand national rugby [league team|the Kiwis] in the 1968 [Rugby League World Cup|1968] and 1972 [Rugby League World Cup|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 and went on to play in ten Test matches for New Zealand . 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 for service to the Club as a founding member.