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Berrick Barnes rising to challenge from Timana Tahu
By Jon Geddes
June 30, 2008 12:00am
TIMANA Tahu may be breathing down his neck but Berrick Barnes has shown he won't surrender his Wallabies inside-centre spot without an almighty fight.
The Queenslander responded to the increasing challenge from the former NRL star with an impressive performance in attack and defence during the first Test against France.
Tahu turned in another strong showing for Australia A in their 50-13 win over Fiji yesterday in Brisbane but Barnes was clearly one of the best on the field the night before.
Star five-eighth Matt Giteau said Barnes provided little things to the team that people didn't see.
"Obviously he is a smart...Read More