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'Fozzie indicated he enjoyed me playing there': Jordie Barrett eyes ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The 48-test All Black is so keen to improve that he's asking his old 1st XV coach in Taranaki for advice.

You have to have your finger on the pulse on both sides of the ball. I am very much new, I guess, to 12 at this sort of level and it does take a little bit of adjusting. "Especially little movements and timings to that were so different to 15. I am always trying to evolve my game and no-one is ever the finished product. Standing at 1.96m and weighing about 96kg, Barrett can use his size to either offload, or carry with determination, against quick defensive lines. "Fozzie indicated he enjoyed me playing there,'' Barrett confirmed.

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Jordie Barrett on move to 12 at Canes: 'I'm trying to evolve game' (1 News)

Permanent Super Rugby shift will help Barrett's chances of staying in his preferred second-five position with All Blacks in World Cup year.

Maybe in the past two or three years the game has been slowed down so much you struggle to have an impact or be rewarded if you’re fit.” “Goalkicking is just one aspect of it which could be challenging. “I’ve fitted back here nicely and training at 12 so it’s good to have the continuity. “I’m very much new to 12 at this level and it does take adjusting to. It could be a challenge.” Coach Jason Holland, asked how much growth Barrett had in him at second-five, replied: “I think wherever Jordie plays he’s still got some growth in him…

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