New Zealand international Beauden Barrett lavished praise on his Auckland Blues team-mate and All Blacks great Dan Carter ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
Super Rugby Aotearoa will have fans in stadium in full strength as the New Zealand government has eased down all the restrictions created following the pandemic coronavirus.
TRU recently heard from All Blacks hooker Dane Coles about the restart of rugby in New Zealand, and Joe Harvey also managed to chat to Chiefs backs coach Roger Randle ahead of Super Rugby Aotearoa.
Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles says he respects the new health and safety measures which have been put in place as preparations for Super Rugby Aotearoa begin to ramp up.