Band of brothers: the Barretts on new challenges and facing old rivals

ew Zealand rugby has had some talented families – the Whettons, the Brookes, the Clarkes – but nothing to match the brilliant Barretts. Kevin and Robyn Barrett have eight children and three of them will be wearing All Black jerseys against England in Dunedin next weekend. Beauden already has 123 international caps, Scott is his country’s new captain and Jordie is among his deputies.

“We also live right on the coast, with a beach in the back yard and a golf course at the top of the road. We’d get dropped off at the top of the hill while Mum and Dad were milking cows and we’d either run home or go and practice chipping with grandad for an hour or two. We weren’t inside kids. There were no PlayStation controllers in our house.”

“It’s not that New Zealand’s getting stale and old, it’s just a chance to flick the switch for six months, recharge and go again. I won’t delve too far into the politics but it’s a decent incentive for players in New Zealand. You’ve still got to play a decent number of Tests and spend some time in New Zealand as a youngster to be granted that opportunity.”

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