When Dan Carter finally swanned off to France to pick up his pension, New Zealand fans held their breath. Could they ever have such a great fly-half again?
What they ultimately got was one who isn’t always as solid, but was frequently able to tear games apart with breathtaking skill and speed at times, something which suited the All Black coaches of the era just fine.
Like Carter, Barrett grew up in the country, practising rugby incessantly, although unlike Carter he had four rugby-playing brothers to do it with. Currently the highest try-scoring fly-half in international history, Barrett has broken the mould of fly-halves being bastions of solidity, instead being a chief instigator of instinctive fly-half play. Latterly, he has moved to full-back, where he played much of his early career.
Beauden Barrett career
Having played first grade at school in New Plymouth, Barrett’s breakthrough year was 2010 where he first debuted both for Taranaki and the New Zealand Sevens side. Named most promising player of the year in 2010, he was named back of the year for Taranaki in 2011 while also making his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes and winning a Ranfurly Shield with Taranaki.
2012 was really the year he announced his presence though. He was man of the match on his Super Rugby run-on debut during a loss against the Stormers where his display was reviewed thus in New Zealand: “Rarely has a player made such an emphatic statement amid such calamitous surroundings than Hurricanes first five-eighth Beauden Barrett.” He broke long-standing kicking and individual season records during a 66-24 win over the Rebels, following that all up with an All Black debut in a 60-0 win over Ireland.
In 2013, his try against France was named Try of the Year by World Rugby. In 2014, he got his first start in New Zealand’s number 10 jersey, having played most of his international rugby up to then at full-back. 2015 saw his progress hampered by injury, but he was still a regular in the New Zealand matchday squads and scored the final try of the 2015 World Cup Final.
Only in 2016 did he really cement his position in the number 10 jersey for New Zealand, having led the Hurricanes to their first Super Rugby title. Having top-scored in the tournament, he was then named World Rugby Player of the Year. He also top-scored in the 2017 British and Irish Lions Test series and was named World Rugby Player of the Year once again.
From that time, the emergence of Richie Mo’unga has seen Barrett move back to full-back for New Zealand, although he has managed to shore up his perceived kicking inconsistencies. He was a pivotal part of the 2019 World Cup squad knocked out by England.
He has recently looked much more settled in the number 15 jersey for the All Blacks and looks set to wear that shirt in his country’s 2023 Rugby World Cup charge.
The Barrett’s (Beauden 114, Scott 60, Jordie 50) become the first trio of brothers in rugby history to play 50 or more Test matches.
Is there another sporting family that comes close on the international stage ?@AllBlacks @TaranakiRugby @beaudenbarrett pic.twitter.com/uvP2dNiPpk
— Rugby Database (@nzrugbydatabase) July 15, 2023
Beauden Barrett family
Barrett has seven siblings, four brothers and three sisters. Two of his brothers, Scott and Jordie, are also All Blacks and together they hold a unique record of being the only trio of siblings to appear for New Zealand. His other brother, Kane, was a long-time player for Taranaki.
In 2019 he married long-term partner Hannah and they had their first child in September 2020. He has a sporting pedigree too, Dad Kevin was a stalwart of Taranaki while Mum Robyn was an international netballer.
Beauden Barrett net worth
Reports suggest his contract for his sabbatical year in Japan back in 2021 was worth around GBP 800k for the year. At the Blues, where he is contracted until 2023, he earns GBP 500k. He has endorsements from Tudor Watches and Red Bull as well. Barrett will return to Japan after this year’s Rugby World Cup to play for Toyota Verblitz.
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