Liam NapierSenior Sports Journalist·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 06:45 PM5 mins to read‌Beauden Barrett runs the water for the All Blacks. Photosport Beauden Barrett runs the water for the All Blacks. Photosport The rookie and the veteran. The budding chef and the age-old cook. The All Blacks tour opener in South Africa pits playmakers at polar opposite ends of the experienced spectrum against each other. Both, though, will be equally eager to prove a point.

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