{"id":440376,"date":"2025-02-11T02:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=440376"},"modified":"2025-02-11T05:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:11:31","slug":"the-heartwarming-inspiration-in-iconic-kiwi-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=440376","title":{"rendered":"The heartwarming inspiration in iconic Kiwi family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every rugby<\/a> fan knows about \ufeffNew Zealand's Barrett brothers.<\/p>\n

Kevin 'Smiley' Barrett \ufeffwas a rugged forward for Taranaki and the Hurricanes before hanging up the boots in 1999 to commit fulltime to the family dairy farm.<\/p>\n

"I'm off to breed some All Blacks<\/a>," he famously said when asked about his retirement plans.<\/p>\n

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\"Taranaki<\/p>\n

A man of his word, three of Barrett's five sons have not just donned the famous silver fern\ufeff – but done it with distinction.<\/p>\n

Scott (80 Tests) is now the captain\ufeff and Jordie (68) a vice-captain while Beauden (134) is a two-time world player of the year.<\/p>\n

Kane, the oldest brother, may well have joined them in the Test arena but the talented Blues loose forward's career was cut short due to concussion.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

\ufeffMuch less is known about the women in the family.<\/p>\n

Beauden often quips that the athletic prowess actually comes from mother Robyn, a talented netballer and cross-country runner who played basketball for the New Zealand under-18 team.<\/p>\n

And then there are the three Barrett sisters\ufeff – Ella, Jenna and Zara.<\/p>\n

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The latter lives with Down syndrome and is an inspiration to all.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"She's our most fiercely loyal sister," Beauden told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"She's always supporting us, always checking in. She knows exactly when our birthdays are, when someone – family, cousins, third cousins – we get a reminder it's their birthday today, so little things like that.<\/p>\n

\"Beauden<\/p>\n

"She's really good at connecting the family which is hard to do when you've got seven siblings."<\/p>\n

Like many Hurricanes fans, Zara found it difficult to cope with Beauden's high profile defection north to the Blues in 2020 – and let him know about it with brutal honesty.<\/p>\n

"She's only just come around to the fact that I play for the Blues – to the point where she wants to become a member. So I've got to get on to getting her a membership," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Barrett<\/p>\n

"I've offered her caps and jerseys in the past, but she's been fairly staunch Hurricanes (Jordie's team) and even Crusaders (Scott's team)."<\/p>\n

The Barrett brothers have used their profile to raise awareness for 'UpsideDowns' – an organisation that provides essential speech and language therapy for children with Down syndrome across New Zealand.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"It's a fantastic charity… because it's all about inclusion," Beauden said.<\/p>\n

\"Beauden<\/p>\n

"So if we can put them in a position where their speech improves, they can feel far more connected and get involved in various activities and feeling like they're contributing – because that's a huge part, rather than feeling isolated.<\/p>\n

"They've got so much to offer and they bring so much joy to our lives."<\/p>\n

Beauden's work year kicks off on Saturday with a rematch of last \ufeffyear's Super Rugby final against the Chiefs at Eden Park.<\/p>\n

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His little sister is also keeping busy.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Zara works a couple of days a week at a law firm in New Plymouth, so they take great care of her in there and when she's not doing that, we've got a a few hundred hens that lay eggs and she collects the eggs and we sell them to local businesses," Beauden says.<\/p>\n

"So that keeps her busy, but she's great around the house and I don't think mum and dad could do without her. But there may be a day soon where she'll go flatting. She's been to a lot of birthday parties recently, 21sts, so she really lives it up."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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