John Barnett (rugby)

Jack "Jumbo " / " Browser" Barnett (actually John Thomas Barnett, born January 19, 1881 in Tuena, New South Wales, † 1918 or 1951) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player; with the Australian Rugby Union selection, he was named 1908 Olympic champion.

Jack Barnett played as a prop in rugby union club at Newton RUFC, when he in 1907 for the first of five test for the Wallabies, the Australian Rugby Union selection came. His first three tests, he completed within three weeks of the end of July / beginning of August of the year against the All Blacks, who toured Australia. Because of his outstanding performance, he was appointed at age 27 the oldest player in the squad of the first Wallaby tour to the northern hemisphere in 1908 /09. On the tour, he was a regular player, scored six points and two tries and came in the top three games used: in both tests of the tour against England and Wales, as well as the single game of the Olympic rugby tournament against the An incoming to the United Kingdom County select from Cornwall.

Barnett was one of the Wallabies, as the Wallabies against the Rugby League Australian team completed a demonstration game after the end of the tour and therefore you are blocked from rugby union federation. Barnett went like many of his teammates to Newtown RLFC, for whom he played 1910-15 and 1910 won the state championship of New South Wales. Also, he was soon appointed to the Executive of the Australian rugby league selection; He came in two games of the 1910s edition of the Ashes against Great Britain for use.