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Watch: Beauden Barrett pulls off juggling intercept before no-look flick pass

All Blacks and Hurricanes flyhalf has reminded the rugby world just why he is the reigning back-to-back World Player of the Year by pulling off this sublime piece of skill, pulling off a juggling intercept before throwing a no-look pass inside to Ngani Laumape.

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With eyes in the back of his head, Barrett anticipates the support line of Laumape and releases a back-hand flick only moments after gathering the ball. He had to sprint 20-metres off the lineout to get a tip on the ball as the Blues tried to link with the midfield following a messy ball off the top.

The try was Laumape’s fourth of the night, as he became just the seventh player in Super Rugby history to score four in a game. He is the second Hurricane to join that list this season, his teammate Ben Lam achieved the feat against the Rebels earlier in the year.

Analysis: Welcome to the Laumape show

The Hurricanes scored five other tries from their own set-piece, including one from Barrett, to beat the Blues 42-24 in Wellington and retain fourth spot on the ladder.

They will travel to Hamilton to play the Chiefs in a match with a home quarter-final at stake while the Blues will finish their season against the minor premiers Crusaders in Christchurch.

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Nickers 29 minutes ago
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I thought we made a lot of progress against that type of defence by the WC last year. Lots of direct running and punching holes rather than using width. Against that type of defence I think you have to be looking to kick on first phase when you have front foot ball which we did relatively successfully. We are playing a lot of rugby behind the gain line at the moment. They are looking for those little interchanges for soft shoulders and fast ball or off loads but it regularly turns into them battering away with slow ball and going backwards, then putting in a very rushed kick under huge pressure.


JB brought that dimension when he first moved into 12 a couple of years ago but he's definitely not been at his best this year. I don't know if it is because he is being asked to play a narrow role, or carrying a niggle or two, but he does not look confident to me. He had that clean break on the weekend and stood there like he was a prop who found himself in open space and didn't know what to do with the ball. He is still a good first phase ball carrier though, they use him a lot off the line out to set up fast clean ball, but I don't think anyone is particularly clear on what they are supposed to do at that point. He was used really successfully as a second playmaker last year but I don't think he's been at that role once this year. He is a triple threat player but playing a very 1 dimensional role at the moment. He and Reiko have been absolutely rock solid on defence which is why I don't think there will be too much experimentation or changes there.

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