Andrew Alderson: ZB sports reporter on Beauden Barrett's 'game-changing performance over the weekend against England

The All Blacks managed to hold on to their record at Eden Park, largely thanks to Beauden Barrett's performance.

The veteran fullback's 125th test match offered a game-changing 29 minutes of tactical kicking as well as setting up the go-ahead try by Mark Tele'a - leading to a 24-17 win over England.

ZB sports reporter Andrew Alderson explains further,

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Andrew Ordison here is with Sport this morning.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
We're in Wimbledon, right we are, and it's been complete.
So Carlos al Kaath has denied a Jocovis. This is
alusive twenty fifth record breaking singles title. It's trying to,
I guess, beat Margaret cord who's got twenty four. So
alk Wrath winning in straight sets and just taking what
he took a third set tiebreak at seven to four,

(00:24):
but defending his crown at s W nineteen and just
in pretty convincing fashion. So he's really it's a bit
of a change in the guard, I suppose. But Jokovic
no answer this morning.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
I'll tell you what wasn't convincing in fashion was the
all blacks win over end of the week.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Liking your seguey, Yes, I actually went and watched Digit
Park the blackout.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Yeah what did you think?

Speaker 3 (00:46):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (00:47):
I thought that it was likely that Boden Barrett came on. Yeah,
I wasn't an Eden Park. I had you feed up
in front of the fire at home, bit a pizza
and a couple of beers, and it was it was
most enjoyable. But yeah, it was some well it was
at least for the most, but it was very I
thought he was the difference really, I mean just they
needed that injection and that's really what players coming off

(01:08):
the bench and the impact that they can have will
do and what he's got Abo one hundred and twenty
five tests to his name, and he showed why he's
been one of the greats of the game for so long.
So yeah, it wasn't much between those two teams, and
that eden Park record was looking a bit dicey there
a particularly halftime once they scored that try and it
was what fourteen thirteen, it was all go. But yeah,

(01:29):
I mean I thought England did really well. Oh those
two tests they certainly parody for a large part against
the All Blacks and on police of Robertson as Weello's
new coach, just being able to come in and at
least to have those two wins to his name and
to not I guess have the added pressure of losing
an eden Park on the.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
First time in thirty year that it would be it'd
have been a terrible but be awkward right very quickly
because England and Spain the euro Football Champs at seven am.
That kicks off, doesn't it this morning? Yeah, just very quickly.
Who's going to win?

Speaker 2 (01:59):
Well, look, I think Spain will win. I've been really
impret well yeah, i think I've played quite well as
the team. I think the key step for me was
I think thirteen goals so far in the tournament, but
nine players have scored them that they're working along those lines.
But I mean the romantic angle will be that England
take it out and when they're first, you know, what
was it coming home or whatever with the title after

(02:19):
the morning in nineteen sixty six for the World Cup.
But PEPs they can take the Euros as well now
just to modify that.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
Anyway, Andrew, listen to the sport. Thanks very much for
your time this morning.

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