"That was the moment he wanted eh?" a laughing Barrett said. "But I think it probably would have been better for him if I had the ball!
"He's a tough man to stop one on one. He's pretty quick and he still has got it. I just have to work on my covering tackles."
Barrett's debut for the Blues after nine seasons with the Hurricanes had been one of the main headlines around the return of professional rugby union after a near three-month break due to the Covid-19 shutdown.
He acknowledged before the game he had played it over in his head a number of times and was reminded that several high profile Hurricanes fans would be at Eden Park stating their opinions of his new jersey.