James Barrett (3 March 1888 — 31 August 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
Barrett, known as "Buster", was born in Paeroa, where he attended St Joseph's Catholic School.
[1] He moved to Auckland as a teenager to become an apprentice wheelwright and played his rugby for the city's Marist club.
[2][3] A loose forward, Barrett was capped twice by the All Blacks in 1913, as a flanker for the 2nd and 3rd Tests against the touring Australians.
[3] Barrett served with the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment in Egypt during World War I.