Beauden Barrett Rugby World Cup: Dan Carter on ‘freakish’ Beauden Barrett and his rivals in Japan

All Blacks great Dan Carter feels Beauden Barrett has freakish talents that set him apart from his Rugby World Cup rivals.

Double World Cup winner Carter, who also holds the record for the most points in international rugby, was asked to compare Barrett with Irish No 10 Jonny Sexton and England playmaker Owen Farrell on the eve of the 2019 tournament in Japan.

“Beauden is the kind of player, whether at fly half or full back, who has the X factor to change a game with one play. He has lightning speed and can do freakish things that are beyond Johnny and Owen,” Carter toldThe Times.

Carter’s last game for the All Blacks was the 2015 World Cup victory in London, a match where he starred alongside Barrett who came on as a replacement to score the title-sealing late try.

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Carter was confident Barrett, a two-time world player of the year, was working hard to shore up some areas of his game that needed attention.

He felt Sexton and Farrell were better at demanding better from the players around th