Beauden Barrett

Beauden John "Beaudy" Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the fly-half (and occasionally fullback) position for the Wellington based Super Rugby side the Hurricanes, and for New Zealand's national team the All Blacks.^[1] 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, following in the footsteps of his father Kevin (Smiley), who made 15 appearances for the franchise in 1997 and 1998 season and played 167 first-class matches for Taranaki. He also is younger brother of current Taranaki captain Kane Barrett.

Early life

Barrett was born on 27 May 1991 in New Plymouth. He 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 early age, he played with the local Coastal Rugby Club. He attended Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth, where he excelled in its first XV.

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 World Sevens Series in England and Scotland and debuted for Taranaki in the ITM Cup against Northland. The following year he was selected in the New Zealand under 20 squad (coached by Mark Anscombe), which won the world championship in Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Domestic career

Barrett made his debut for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup competition, coming on as a replacement against Northland. Not surprisingly, the then teenager was named most promising player of the year after an excellent 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. Barrett, had signed a development contract with the Hurricanes to become a Hurricanes wider squad member in 2011 after turning down an offer from the Blues.^[2]

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 an extraordinary 50-47 win over the Central Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, a close match that saw the Hurricanes prevail on full-time with a try to lock Jeremy Thrush that Barrett converted.^[3] 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.^[4] With Barrett playing a leading role, 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.^[5]

In 2012 Barrett scored 197 season points and breaking Jon Preston’s previous Hurricanes single season scoring record of 152 points set in 1997, his vision and attacking play was outstanding. He regularly broke the line and helped sparked tries in broken play. The Hurricanes scored 58 tries in 2012 and Barrett’s influence was key in many. One such try against the Blues in round five saw him hit the advantage line at pace in the 80th minute and set up a 60-metre try to captain Conrad Smith. He then calmly converted the this try on full-time to give the Hurricanes a 26-25 win. Barrett's form in 2012 for Taranaki in the No 10 jersey was limited due to the All Blacks, finishing the season with only appearing in 4 matches and recording 60 points.

He picked up where he left on in 2013, playing a key role in the Hurricanes in his second Super Rugby season and finishing with 186 points for the year.

International career

In June 2012, Barrett was named in the All Blacks squad for the Irish tour of New Zealand.^[6] 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, making his starting debut against Italy in Rome in November.

Barrett returned to international rugby in 2013, being named in the All Blacks squad for the French tour of New Zealand.^[7] Barrett was a key player, playing in the historic 30–0 victory over France, scoring his first test try. Again Barrett was picked in the final minutes of play scoring a stunning try off the bench in front of his home crowd in New Plymouth in the third test.

Test Match Record

Test Match Record
Against	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	Tries	Con	Pen	Drop	Points	% Won
Australia	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	100
Argentina	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	100
France	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	100
Ireland	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	9	100
Italy	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Japan	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	9	100
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
South Africa	2	2	0	0	1	4	2	0	19	100
Wales	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Total	16	16	0	0	4	11	5	0	57	100
Pld = Games Played, Won = Games Won, Drawn = Games Drawn, Lost = Games Lost, Tries = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, Drop = Drop Goals, Points = Points Scored

References

External links

• Beauden Barrett at AllBlacks.com
• IRB profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile