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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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I get that Ben's role is to attract SA readers with controversial clickbait, but what about respecting the rivalry of over 100 years? The Boks won, we lost. The Boks have now won 4 world cups since their inclusion back into international rugby, and in that time the rest of the world combined have only won 4! It's an incredible achievement. Show respect, and then hope we win 2-0 in SA later this year. But don't be a whiner; it means you don't understand the rivalry at its essence. Winner takes all when NZ plays SA. Sport in it's purest form. Long may it continue.
Go to commentsBeautifully written.
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