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The outragous Beauden Barrett stats that took him beyond Dan Carter
By Ben Spratt
New Zealand fans are no doubt still reflecting on Beauden Barrett's outstanding Bledisloe Cup performance after a big win against Australia on Saturday.
Two-time World Rugby Player of the Year Barrett scored four tries as the All Blacks retained the trophy and the bragging rights in a 40-12 drubbing of the Wallabies at fortress Eden Park.
Match-winning performances are the norm for the 27-year-old speedster, but this Rugby Championship display was something extra special.
And so, using Opta data, we have picked out the most eye-catching statistics from Barrett's four-try showing.
1 - Barrett is the only player to have recorded four tries in a Test match from fly-half.
2 - The New Zealand star became just the second player to score four tries against Australia, following South Africa's Jongi Nokwe in 2008.
5 - The number of different All Blacks who have crossed for four tries in a Test match against tier-one opposition. Barrett became the 12th to do so against any opponent – and the first since 2011.
12 - Barrett's four tries took him to 30 in 66 matches for New Zealand, placing him 12th on the all-time top try scorers list.
30 - The Hurricanes star's points tally on Saturday was the second highest in Rugby Championship history, behind Morne Steyn's 31 for South Africa against the All Blacks in 2009.
50 - Barrett took half as many Tests as Dan Carter to reach a joint-record 25 tries from fly-half. Carter needed 100 matches.
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There is this thing going around against Siya Kolisi where they don't want him to be known as the best national captain ever, so they strike him down in ratings permanently whenever they can. They want McCaw and reckons he is the best captain ever. I disagree.
Just like they refuse to see SA as the best team and some have even said that should the Boks win a third WC in a row, they will still not be the best team ever. Even if they win every game between now and the WC. That is some serious hate coming SA's way.
Everyone forget how the McCaw AB's intimidated refs, was always on the wrong side, played on the ground etc. Things they would never have gotten away with today. They may have a better win ratio, but SA build depth, not caring about rank inbetween WC's until this year.
They weren't as bad inbetween as people claim, because non e of their losses was big ones and they almost never faced the strongest Bok team outside of the WC, allowing countries like France and Ireland to rise to the top unopposed.
Rassie is still at it, building more depth, getting more young stars into the fold. By the time he leaves (I hope never) he will leave a very strong Bok side for the next 15- 20 years. Not everyone will play for 20 years, but each year Rassie acknowledge the young stars and get them involved and ready for international rugby.
Not everyone will make it to the WC, but those 51/52 players will compete for those spots for the WC. They will deliver their best. The future of the Boks is in very safe hands. The only thing that bothers me is Rassie's health. If he can overcome it, rugby looks dark for the rest of the rugby world. He is already the greatest coach in WR history. By the time he retires, he will be the biggest legend any sport has ever seen
Go to commentsWas it? I just brought it up in some of my posts to rub it in that the AB last year nearly put 100 on a top 6N side lol
I agree to be honest. The biggest key to me that they might be jadded was none of them had mom performances, or even as good as their last three games.
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