{"id":296698,"date":"2023-10-21T22:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T22:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296698"},"modified":"2023-10-21T22:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T22:24:17","slug":"all-blacks-barrett-brothers-reflect-on-dairy-farm-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/all-blacks-barrett-brothers-reflect-on-dairy-farm-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks&apos; Barrett brothers reflect on dairy farm beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>All Blacks&#8217; Barrett brothers reflect on dairy farm beginnings as they look to fulfil World Cup dream on Sunday after New Zealand cruised past Argentina<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three of the Barrett sons, Beauden, Scott, and Jordie, now play for the All Blacks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand will play in Rugby World Cup final on Sunday at the Stade de France<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>All three brothers are likely to start in the final, with their parents attending game<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As they raised their eight children on a dairy farm just south of New Plymouth, Kevin and Robyn Barrett could never have dreamed of watching three of their sons representing the All Blacks and playing key roles in New Zealand reaching another World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>But that is exactly what the parents of the country\u2019s most famous sporting trio witnessed on Friday night: Kevin and Robyn watching on proudly at the Stade de France as Beauden, Scott and Jordie guided Ian Foster\u2019s side to within one win of more global glory.<\/p>\n<p>Paris is a long way from the Kiwi coastal province of Taranaki, but the near 12,000-mile journey was made well worth it as the Barrett brothers once again shone on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s so sweet. It\u2019s new territory for this group,\u2019 said centre Jordie, the youngest of the brothers but now one of the first names on head coach Foster\u2019s team sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We slipped at the semi-final hurdle four years ago. I am just so proud of this group but it\u2019s not done yet.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/20\/76843415-12657379-image-a-12_1697917601017.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jordie Barrett, Beauden Barrett and Scott Barrett of New Zealand pose for a photo following the team&#8217;s victory during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 semi-final against Argentina\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/20\/76843401-12657379-image-a-22_1697917738213.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Parents Kevin and Robyn watching on proudly at the Stade de France as Beauden, Scott and Jordie guided Ian Foster\u2019s side to within one win of more global glory<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u2018Smiley\u2019, Kevin was an icon of Taranaki rugby and, on retiring from his own playing career, he was asked what was next. \u2018I\u2019m going to breed some All Blacks,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Beauden (32), Scott (29) and Jordie (26) had in fact already been born. With a rural upbringing and strong sporting family pedigree \u2014mum Robyn was a talented athlete and basketball and netball player \u2014 the Barrett brothers were given a more-than-decent chance of success. But their achievements have been extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>They became the first set of three brothers to play for the All Blacks. Now just one match stands between them and winning the World Cup together. \u2018It\u2019s new territory for a lot of boys but there are also World Cup winners and World Cup finalists in our team so we will call on their experience as much as we can,\u2019 said Jordie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are just going to enjoy the week as much as possible. It\u2019s special times.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Indeed they are. Beauden was a World Cup winner in 2015 and has gone from star fly-half to a key figure at full-back following the emergence of Richie Mo\u2019unga at No 10. Jordie, a talented utility back, has made the inside centre position his own. His move to No 12 happened more by accident than design, but it couldn\u2019t have gone better.<\/p>\n<p>At lock, Scott has stepped out of the shadow of chiselled veterans Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick to be a key forward figure.<\/p>\n<p>Four years ago, all three brothers were part of the New Zealand side surprisingly beaten in the semi-finals by England. In France, they have already gone one better.<\/p>\n<p>But they are not done yet. Barring injury, all three are close to certain to start next week\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/20\/76843409-12657379-image-a-24_1697917749971.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beauden Barrett of New Zealand is tackled by Facundo Isa of Argentina during semi-final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/20\/76843395-12657379-image-a-23_1697917747214.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jordie Barrett of New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 semi-final match<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/20\/76843417-12657379-image-a-25_1697917753911.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Player of the Match, Jordie Barrett of New Zealand, is presented with a Trophy after semi-final<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As youngsters playing in the backyard we only dreamed of being here,\u2019 Beauden said ahead of New Zealand\u2019s 44-6 semi-final hammering of Argentina. \u2018I\u2019m pinching myself whenever we get the opportunity. It means so much to us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>At the 2019 tournament, Scott revealed how they used to practice on the family farm as if their game was indeed a World Cup final. \u2018In the backyard it would be a joke and you\u2019d say, \u201cHe\u2019s got to kick to win the World Cup\u201d,\u2019 Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night, back at the Stade de France, they will have the chance to do it for real.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12657379\/All-Blacks-Barrett-brothers-reflect-dairy-farm-beginnings-look-fulfil-World-Cup-dream-Sunday-New-Zealand-cruised-past-Argentina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Blacks&#8217; Barrett brothers reflect on dairy farm beginnings as they look to fulfil World Cup dream on Sunday after <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All Blacks&amp;apos; 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