Barry Lea

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Barry Lea
Personal information
Full nameBarry Phillip John Lea
Born (1972-03-24) 24 March 1972 (age 52)
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1990 Newcastle Knights
1997 Canberra Raiders 10
Total10000
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 Reds 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993 Australia
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Barry Phillip John Lea (born 24 March 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby player.

Born in Brisbane, Lea is the son of indigenous Vietnam War veteran Corporal Buddy Lea, who was portrayed by Lasarus Ratuere in the 2019 film Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan . [1]

Lea took up a scholarship to The Southport School, where he played both 1st XV rugby and 1st XI cricket. He played his rugby as a winger and was the top try-scorer at the 1989 Australian Schools National Championship playing for Queensland Schools, subsequently earning selection on that year's Australian schoolboys side. [2]

In 1990, Lea was drafted by rugby league team Newcastle Knights. He competed with Newcastle at the Nissan Sevens tournament during the 1991 pre-season, before returning to Queensland. [2]

Lea played for Souths in Brisbane rugby union, quickly earning Queensland County and Australian U-21s selection. After representing Australia in rugby sevens in 1993, Lea won a Wallabies call up for the 1993 end of year tour, despite not having yet represented Queensland. He scored a try in an uncapped match against the United States in Riverside, California. [3] The following year, Lea made his first Queensland team, for a tour of Argentina. He competed briefly with the Reds early in the 1997 Super 12 season, then crossed codes to play in the Super League with the Canberra Raiders, before finishing his career with a stint at English rugby union club Saracens. [4]

Post rugby, Lea has worked as a radio host and acted in an episode of the ABC television series The Straits , starring Brian Cox. [5] He was a contestant on the third season of Australian Survivor , where he was voted out on day 14. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Horan, Matt (26 April 2024). "Ballymore Beat: the Queensland Reds wartime history". reds.rugby.
  2. 1 2 "Barry Phillip John Lea". Classic Wallabies.
  3. ↑ "US comes close to upsetting Wallabies". The Canberra Times . 4 October 1993. p. 28 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Two star names are lined up". Watford Observer . 1 May 1999.
  5. ↑ "Star 102.7FM radio host Barry Lea odds-on favourite to win Survivor". The Cairns Post . 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Barry booted from Australian Survivor". Townsville Bulletin . 4 September 2016.
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