Beauden Barrett

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Beauden Barrett
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Barrett in 2014
Full name Beauden John Barrett
Date of birth (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
School Francis Douglas Memorial College
University Massey Wellington
Notable relative(s) Kevin Barrett (father)
Kane Barrett (brother)
Scott Barrett (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half, Full-back
New Zealand No. 1115
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010– Taranaki 26 (191)
correct as of 29 August 2015.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011– Hurricanes 76 (849)
correct as of 28 May 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011
2012–		 New Zealand under-20
New Zealand		 5
36		 (15)
(145)
correct as of 31 October 2015.
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2010 New Zealand 2

Beauden John "Beaudy" Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half position for Taranaki and the Wellington based Super Rugby side the Hurricanes, and for New Zealand's national team the All Blacks.[1] He was key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. Barrett can also play wing and fullback as demonstrated with Taranaki and the All Blacks.

Barrett has played at under-20 and Sevens levels for New Zealand before being called into the All Blacks' training squad in May 2012 and went on to make his international debut as a replacement in the final test against Ireland when he kicked nine points. He made his debut for Taranaki in 2010 and made his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes in 2011.

Early life

Barrett was born in New Plymouth and grew up on the farm in Pungarehu, Coastal Taranaki along with his four brothers and three sisters; Kane, Scott, Blake, Jordie, Jenna, Zara and Ella. From an early age, he played with the local Coastal Rugby and Sports Club. He attended Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth, where he excelled in its first XV.[2]

Barrett came to the attention of national selectors at the age of 19, after he was selected in the New Zealand Sevens team for the final two legs of the 2010 IRB Sevens World Series in England and Scotland and debuted for Taranaki in the ITM Cup against Northland.[3] The following year he along with Charles Piutau was selected in the New Zealand under 20 squad (coached by Mark Anscombe) and featured (in the starting XV) at Fullback most of the tournament, in which New Zealand won the world championship in Italy.[4][5]

Domestic career

Taranaki

Barrett made his debut for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup competition, coming on as a replacement against Northland.[6] The then teenager was named most promising player of the year after a season that saw him break into the ITM Cup squad before he became the first choice first five-eighth at the end of the season.

Returning to Taranaki for the 2011 ITM Cup, Barrett kicked 29 points – including an ITM Cup record nine penalties – in a 39–33 win over Bay of Plenty.[7] With Barrett playing, Taranaki finished third in the ITM Cup and lifted the Ranfurly Shield off Southland. Barrett was then named Taranaki Back of the Year later that year.[8]

Due to his All Black duties, Barrett appeared only four times in 2012 for Taranaki, recording 60 points. He returned back after missing the 2013 and 2014 seasons for the province after featuring at first five-eighth against Otago in round three of the competition. His performance didn't go unnoticed after a break, from set play, saw him break the Otago line with ease, and speed, to find wing Jackson Ormond in support to take his pass for the opening try in the 12th minute. With three minutes left in the first half, he sized up his options perfectly again to slip a kick across field where right wing Codey Rei was waiting in clear space to secure the ball and score.[9]

Hurricanes

Barrett signed a development contract with the Hurricanes to become a Hurricanes wider squad member in 2011 after turning down an offer from the Blues.[10] He was called up by the Hurricanes before the side's 2011 tour to South Africa where he saw time off the bench, earning his first four Hurricanes caps. He made his debut in a 50–47 win over the Central Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, a match that saw the Hurricanes prevail on full-time with a try to lock Jeremy Thrush that Barrett converted.[11]

In 2012 Barrett scored 197 season points and broke Jon Preston's previous Hurricanes single season scoring record of 152 points set in 1997.[12] In 2013, Barrett represented the Hurricanes in his third Super Rugby season and finished with 186 points for the year.[citation needed]

Barrett ended speculation concerning his future by signing a two-year contract extension with the Hurricanes in 2014. The then 23-year-old only signed a 12-month deal the previous year after reportedly almost joining the Auckland Blues.[13] All in all 2014 was another memorable season for Barrett. Along with Julian Savea, he started all sixteen matches for the Hurricanes and by early April, in the 2014 Super Rugby season, Barrett had already scored 100 points.[14] He finished the season scoring 209 points.

In 2015, Barrett came through with a couple of injuries throughout the Hurricanes 2015 season. He first had a frustrating month of rehabilitation for a knee injury suffered against the Crusaders on 2 May after Barrett's scans revealed a grade two tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee.[15] He then had been ruled out of the Hurricanes' Super Rugby derby match against the Chiefs with a calf strain.[16] Barrett went on and returned to Hurricanes just in time for the 2015 Super Rugby final which the Highlanders created a upset and heaped heartbreak on the Hurricanes with a 21–14 win in Wellington.

Statistics

Name Club GP TRY CON PEN DGL PTS
Beauden Barrett
FH
 New Zealand Taranaki 26 5 26 38 0 191
New Zealand Hurricanes 76 17 145 157 1 849
Career 102 22 171 195 1 1,040

International career

In June 2012, Barrett was named in the All Blacks squad for the Irish tour of New Zealand.[17] Barrett's Test debut was a memorable one; the first five-eighth coming off the bench after 24 minutes and helping the All Blacks contribute 9 points to a record 60–0 win over the Irish. He went on to play five Tests in 2012.

Barrett returned to international rugby in 2013, being named in the All Blacks squad for the French tour of New Zealand.[18] Barrett was a key player, playing in the historic 30–0 victory over France, scoring his first test try, which was subsequently voted International Rugby Players' Association's Try of the Year for 2013.[19][20]

Barrett holds the world record for consecutive wins since his first test (19 wins from 19 tests).[21]

In June 2014, Barrett featured in all of the 3-Tests against England starting on the bench, in the mid-year Test series. He played in the opening 2 Bledisloe Cup Test games against Australia starting from the bench in August.

In September 2014, Barrett then got an opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 role for the first time in his All Black career playing against Argentina at McLean Park in Napier following an injury to Aaron Cruden. Despite having a tough night with the goal-kicking, kicking only one from five attempts, he produce a strong 55-minutes performance and being involved in setting-up the team's 3 tries. He was then sub off by Colin Slade in the 55th minute. The following week, he was benched for the home-game clash against South Africa and had came on to replace Aaron Cruden in the 58th minute of the All Blacks 14–10 win over South Africa kicking a successful penalty goal attempt.

Following Aaron Cruden's boozy night out and off-field drama, Barrett got more opportunity to start in the All Blacks No. 10 (Fly Half) role, starting for the last 2 Tests of the Rugby Championship. He even guided the All Blacks to a 3-straight Rugby Championship Title in the All Blacks' 34–13 win over Argentina in La Plata and then he featured in the 25–27 loss to South Africa in Johannesburg. He finished the Rugby Championship with 30 points (6 Conversion Goals and 6 Penalty Goals) as 5th highest point-scorer (behind team-mate Aaron Cruden with 37 points).

On 18 October 2014, despite Aaron Cruden returning to the team squad for the third Bledisloe Cup match in Brisbane, coach Steve Hansen selected Barrett to start at No. 10 for the team's clash against the Wallabies. He played for 72 minutes, kicking 3 goals from 4 attempts and produced a strong performance, before being replaced by Colin Slade. The All Blacks won the game 29–28.

On 31 October 2015, Barrett scored the final try in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final match against Australia, putting the score beyond the Australians. Daniel Carter converted his try to make the score 34–17.[22]

International record

Test record overall:[23]

Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost Winning % Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals Points total
 Argentina 6 6 0 0 100 0 5 4 0 22
 Australia 7 5 1 1 71.43 1 3 2 0 17
 England 4 4 0 0 100 0 2 2 0 10
 France 4 4 0 0 100 2 0 0 0 10
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 100 0 3 1 0 9
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 1 1 0 0 100 1 2 0 0 9
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100 1 4 1 0 16
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
 South Africa 6 5 0 1 83.33 2 6 5 0 37
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
 Wales 2 2 0 0 100 2 1 1 0 15
Total 36 33 1 2 91.67 9 26 16 0 145

Test tries:

Tries Opposition Location Venue Competition Date Result
1  France Christchurch, New Zealand Rugby League Park Test match 15 June 2013 Won
2  France New Plymouth, New Zealand Yarrow Stadium Test match 22 June 2013 Won
3  South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Ellis Park Stadium Rugby Championship 5 October 2013 Won
4  Japan Tokyo, Japan Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Test match 2 November 2013 Won
5, 6  Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium Test match 22 November 2014 Won
7  Namibia London, England Olympic Stadium Rugby World Cup 24 September 2015 Won
8  South Africa London, England Twickenham Stadium Rugby World Cup 24 October 2015 Won
9  Australia London, England Twickenham Stadium Rugby World Cup 31 October 2015 Won

References

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External links

Awards
Preceded by IRPA Try of the Year
2013		 Succeeded by
South Africa Francois Hougaard
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