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That didn’t take long – Barrett’s crossfield kick is collected by Leicester Fainga’anuku, who trades passes with David Havili and offloads for scrum-half Cam Roigard to jog in under the posts. Damian McKenzie converts.
The referee, Luke Pearce, blows his whistle – slightly before the crowd finish their countdown – and Beauden Barrett hoofs the ball high into the night sky.
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