Barrett's apprenticeship ends
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After a long apprenticeship Beauden Barrett will on Saturday get his first start as an All Blacks playmaker.
His promotion to New Zealand's starting XV - for the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Napier - came in the wake of another flyhalf injury hit the world champions ahead of their Test against Argentina.
In an All Blacks shake-up, the 23-year-old Barrett's promotion is one of three changes to the run-on side - where Israel Dagg returns as fullback and Ma'a Nonu is back at inside centre, with a further two changes on the bench.
Aaron Cruden, who has been starting in …
His promotion to New Zealand's starting XV - for the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Napier - came in the wake of another flyhalf injury hit the world champions ahead of their Test against Argentina.
In an All Blacks shake-up, the 23-year-old Barrett's promotion is one of three changes to the run-on side - where Israel Dagg returns as fullback and Ma'a Nonu is back at inside centre, with a further two changes on the bench.
Aaron Cruden, who has been starting in …
