All Blacks' Barrett brothers: ‘We enjoy a laugh at the right time to laugh and we enjoy working hard together’

Beaudy, Udon, and Lloyd may not appear on an All Blacks teamsheet anytime soon but when the nicknames give way to the ones their mother gave them at Eden Park tomorrow, you can be sure the Barretts will figure prominently against the Lions.
All Blacks' Barrett brothers: ‘We enjoy a laugh at the right time to laugh and we enjoy working hard together’

Fly-half Beauden, 26, and replacement lock Scott, 24, were joined by younger brother and full-back Jordie in the All Blacks matchday 23 for the final Test against the Lions in Auckland, head coach Steve Hansen handing the 20-year-old his first start in the No.15 jersey.

Much is made of the brotherhood of the All Blacks, the tight-knit squad ethos that has kept New Zealand at the top of world rugby for so long but the latest set of siblings to wear the silver fern on their chests take the meaning to a new level even Hansen sometimes struggles to penetrate.

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