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Barrett free to face Blues after red card
By Nicholas McGee
All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett will receive no further punishment for the red card he received in Hurricanes' Super Rugby game with Waratahs.
Barrett was dismissed late in the defending champions' 38-28 win on April 7, receiving a second yellow card for his second deliberate knock-on of the match.
But, following a SANZAAR Judicial Committee hearing, no further sanction will be imposed, freeing Barrett to face Blues at Eden Park on Saturday.
A statement read: "With respect to sanction the Judicial Committee ruled, after considering a number of factors, including the player's exemplary disciplinary record, that the player's ordering off merited no further sanction.
"The player is therefore free to play and will serve no suspension."
Hurricanes are second in the New Zealand conference behind Crusaders.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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