The All Blacks coaches are backing themselves as much as they are backing youth in the final test of the series against the British & Irish Lions. It says they have every faith that Barrett has the skills and temperament to deliver both the defensive and offensive performance the All Blacks need at fullback. Not that either Barrett or Laumape should be seen as having arrived unseen out of the mist. That performance didn't sell Laumape to the All Blacks, it confirmed what they already knew. So as much as it says they believe in Laumape, it also says they have enormous faith in their selection template.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 05, 2017 16:52 UTC