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'I feel for the big fella': All Black locking stocks in strife as Barrett awaits fate
By Ned Lester
The All Blacks named four locks in their 23 to face the Springboks at Twickenham but may have just two available for their next test against France.
Sam Whitelock and Scott Barrett lined up for the test in the No. 4 and 5 jerseys respectively, and the All Blacks finished the game with Josh Lord and Tupou Vaa'i in the second row.
Whitelock left the field in the 50th minute to make way for his replacement but Barrett was sent off just before the halftime break, having received his second yellow card of the match.
The first card came in the 13th minute as a result of New Zealand giving up 12 penalties in that period. Barrett's offence was an innocent enough breakdown infringement, but the high penalty count had already seen the All Blacks warned and Barrett's indiscretion was the final straw.
The lock returned to the field for another 15 minutes before a poorly executed clearout was picked up by the TMO. The reckless dive into the body of Malcolm Marx warranted another yellow and thus, a red.
News on any punishment for the red card will be delivered in the coming days.
While recent bans handed to the likes of Owen Farrell and Billy Vunipola were the result of single, red card-worthy offences, namely contact to the head, Barrett's card being the result of two yellows makes the disciplinary action more unpredictable.
Not helping Barrett's case is a previous red card back in 2019, when the lock became just the fourth All Black to see red for a dangerous hit on Michael Hooper.
Regardless of the outcome, Barrett has the backing of his roommate Dane Coles.
"Obviously Scooter will be disappointed," said Coles. "He's his own [harshest] critic.
"I feel for the big fella. He never goes out with intentions to get yellow carded. [We'll] get around him. I'm not sure what the process is with the red card.
"He's still an important part of this squad going forward, and he's a great man. We'll get around him.
"He's my roomie, actually. I'll check in on him tonight and make sure he's alright."
That potentially rules out two of the four locks in Ian Foster's 33-man World Cup squad, while of further concern is the injury to Shannon Frizell, who is the only other player in the squad to cover lock.
If Barrett's suspension is confirmed, Sam Whitelock and Tupou Vaa'i will be the only locks left standing for the World Cup opener against France.
Ian Foster hasn't cast his mind that far ahead just yet, expressing no expectations for how the situation will play out.
"I'm not sure," the coach admitted. "We'll have to see what the process is.
"He got yellow carded for it. It looked like he was cleaning [out] the guy on the left, and hit the guy on the right.
"We'll see what comes out of it. We'll just go through the process.
"Am I expecting to [lose him]? I don't know. We'll just see how we deal with that."
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