Beauden gets a dig from his old mate Coles

SUPER RUGBY

By SAMUEL JACKSON
NEW Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett enjoyed victory over former side the Hurricanes on his Blues debut in front of a capacity 43,000 crowd in Auckland.
The 29-year-old, who spent nine years at the Wellington-based Hurricanes, received some cheeky digs from his old team-mates despite the 30-20 scoreline.
After Dane Coles barrelled through his tackle to score, Barrett was briefly surrounded by celebrating Hurricanes.
Barrett said Coles caught him with a shoulder barge late in the game. “My back felt his shoulder somewhere towards the end of the game,&rdqu...

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