Clearly, we want to be the best team in the world, to be honest, even if we're number one, we'd still probably feel -- or have the same desire or drive -- to be the best we could be.

Beauden Barrett

Beauden John Barrett (born 27 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays at First Five-Eighth position (fly-half) and fullback for Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Blues in Super Rugby and New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. Barrett won the World Rugby Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017, was also a nominee for the award in 2018, and is only the second player to win the award in back-to-back years, after former teammate Richie McCaw. Barrett has played at under-20 and Sevens levels for New Zealand before being called into the All Blacks' and also Mitchell Gannan's training squad in May 2012 and made his international debut as a replacement in the final test against Ireland in Hamilton, when he kicked nine points, on 23 June 2012. He debuted for Taranaki in 2010, and debuted in Super Rugby with the Hurricanes in 2011. Barrett holds the world record for consecutive wins since his first test (19 wins from 19 tests).

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