All Blacks, Namibia giving 10s first starts at World Cup

TOKYO (AP) — In more than two years as an All Black, Jordie Barrett has never played flyhalf.
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen asked him Friday to start there against Namibia in their Rugby World Cup pool match on Sunday.
Barrett answered, “Yes,” and grinned.
That was what Hansen wanted to hear and see. And so Barrett, the younger brother of star playmaker Beauden Barrett, will run out in the No. 10 jersey at Tokyo Stadium as the All Blacks look to confirm a quarterfinals spot. I