Adam Julian Super Rugby Pacific performers of the week for round 1 One positive for the Blues was the debut of blindside flanker Torian Barnes. Despite a couple of blemishes, the 2025 Canterbury NPC winner, summoned from the Blues wider training squad, carried with raw gusto, topping the match with 14 carries, including two linebreaks, and adding a dozen tackles.
Ben Coles 'The Truth' about Lucas Friday, the teenage England scrum-half prospect stunning team-mates in training England Under-20s scrum-half mentored by Danny Care on his ACL recovery, idols growing up and practicing in the garden with father Mike
'The Truth' about Lucas Friday, the teenage England scrum-half prospect stunning team-mates in training
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