With All Blacks coach Steve Hansen still casting his eye around Super Rugby whil...
WELLINGTON - With All Blacks coach Steve Hansen still casting his eye around Super Rugby while he fine tunes his squad for the World Cup, Jordie Barrett and Sevu Reece picked the perfect time to put down a marker for the global showpiece.
With Ben Smith and Rieko Ioane certainties in the back three mix, Barrett, who has played mostly fullback in his nine tests, could have been on the fringes of the World Cup squad if McKenzie was available.Making his first appearance in the number 15 jersey since week two, Barrett was superb for the Wellington Hurricanes in their 47-19 demolition of the Waikato Chiefs.
“If there’s a third first five we feel is up to the mark, we’ll take him,” Hansen told the Sunday Star Times. “If not, we’ll cover it from within the group. Then we take another outside back who can rip and tear and open teams up.”
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