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Beauden Barrett back in favoured No.10 jersey for Blues as back row rejigged

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 01: Beauden Barrett of the Blues celebrates the win during the round three Super Rugby Pacific match between Hurricanes and Blues at Sky Stadium, on March 01, 2025, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

All Black superstar Beauden Barrett is back in the No.10 jersey for the Blues as they prepare to face the strength of the Brumbies on Friday night.

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Barrett replaces Plummer at first five in a rejigged backline, with Cole Forbes getting a chance to start at fullback. Plummer moves to the bench for late game impact.

In other forced changes with No.8 Hoskins Sotutu suspended for a challenge against Hurricanes loose forward Peter Lakai, Cam Christie starts at blindside with Anton Segner moving to openside. Versatile forward Cameron Suafoa will play in the No.8 jersey.

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Lock Tristyn Cook will make his debut from the bench in the 19 jersey.

“The challenge against the Hurricanes is what we have come to expect in this competition, and we expect nothing less against the Brumbies who have led the way for Australian teams in this competition for many years,” head coach Vern Cotter said.

“We must continue to improve week-on-week in every aspect of our game. What is clear this year is that every team is stepping up for the whole 80 minutes.

“We showed improvement and when we got on the front foot, we showed that we have game-winners capable of breaching any defence.”

Head-to-Head

Last 5 Meetings

Wins
3
Draws
0
Wins
2
Average Points scored
28
18
First try wins
40%
Home team wins
60%

Blues team to play Brumbies, Friday night, 7.35pm, Eden Park

1. Joshua Fusitu’a (24)
2. Ricky Riccitelli (41)
3. Angus Ta’avao (69)
4. Patrick Tuipulotu (112) (c)
5. Josh Beehre (14)
6. Cam Christie (1)
7. Anton Segner (26)
8. Cameron Suafoa (27)
9. Finlay Christie (57)
10. Beauden Barrett (33)
11. Caleb Clarke (67)
12. AJ Lam (46)
13. Rieko Ioane (115)
14. Mark Tele’a (70)
15. Cole Forbes (19)

Reserves
16. Nathaniel Pole (1)
17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi (152)
18. Marcel Renata (56)
19. Tristyn Cook (Debut)
20. Che Clark (1)
21. Sam Nock (74)
22. Harry Plummer (78)
23. Corey Evans (16)

Players not considered: Kurt Eklund (groin), Laghlan McWhannell (face); PJ Sheck (shoulder), Zarn Sullivan (foot), Stephen Perofeta (calf), Ben Ake (shoulder), Hoskins Sotutu (suspended), Dalton Papali’i (head injury), Reon Paul (shoulder), Taufa Funaki (shoulder), Adrian Choat (knee), James Mullan (head injury), Sam Darry (shoulder, season)

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BF 91 days ago

My goodness, Ben - you’re still around mate. Good on ya.. Greetings from your true first love (Saffa land) - see you soon(ish) ;-) P.S. Down here we’ve actually found S Rugby 2025 a much better product than previous iterations - so that’s nice

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Irish media accurately covered the Taoiseach’s visits to the EU president to reach agreement on ‘not returning to the borders of the past’. The Brexidiots had not even considered this nor had they considered any part of what Brexit might look at.

Morons like Nigel Farage were screaming ‘Traitors’ demanding that article 50 would be triggered. Once it was triggered a two year count down was started to a point where the UK could have been thrown into the World Market only under WTO rules. All the EU had to do was wait and Brexit would eat up its opposition.


Brexidiots talked tough and lied that the EU had more than the UK to lose. But it was all shallow lies ofcourse. All the EU had to do was wait, the UK had put the gun to its own head which would go off at a certain known point in time. The EU had won the negotiation before it had even started.

So we had extensions, more UK tough talking, capitulations, changes of Government and PMs everything you’d expect from a disfunctional state. Farage and Tice who claimed before the vote that ‘No-one is talking about leaving the Customs Union or Single market’ were now screaming about traitors unless the hardest Brexit was not enforced. May, Johnson, Davis, Rabb, Frost etc etc all devoured not by traitorous insiders but by the ridiculousness of their own project.


That is why all Ireland had to do was add the border as a pre requisite. Even Unionists concurred that the EU put a lot more effort into fixing the issues on the ground than the UK. Proving once again how completely unfit you are to Govern. The man who thinks Ireland are the ‘parasites of the world’ gives his opinion on Ireland? Do F**k off f@sc1st Tommie!


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