Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett Named to Start for All Blacks

Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett named to start for All Blacks

Scott Barrett will pack down at lock at Eden Park for the opening Bledisloe Cup Test on Saturday in an injury-ravaged All Blacks side. It features six starting changes and two positional switches from the team who lost 43-28 to the world champion Springboks in Baltimore four weeks ago, ceding the "Rugby Greatest Rivalry" series 3-1. Scott Barrett, 32, has been sidelined for most of the year, firstly through a stipulated rest period and then when…

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie reveals his 23 to face the Wallabies at Eden Park in Bledisloe opener

Injuries to key players will force All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to make changes to his match-day 23 for the test against the Wallabies on Saturday night.

All Blacks select Damian McKenzie at flyhalf; Scott Barrett returns for 1st Bledisloe test

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Damian McKenzie will start at flyhalf with veteran Beauden Barrett at fullback as a spate of injuries has shaped the New Zealand All Blacks lineup to face Australia on Saturday in the first rugby test of Bledisloe Cup series.

Three Barrett's as All Blacks defend Eden Park

A trio of Barrett's in Dave Rennie's All Blacks team to defend the long-standing record against the Wallabies at Eden Parker in the first Bledisloe Cup match

All Blacks team v Wallabies: Damian McKenzie, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett start

Scott Barrett will make his first All Blacks appearance of 2026 while Damian McKenzie and Beauden Barrett will both start against Australia.

Beauden Barrett back in starting All Blacks team to play the Wallabies at Eden Park

The All Blacks have named their team to play the Wallabies at Eden Park with all three Barrett brothers named to play in the starting XV once again.