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Trent Barrett (born 18 November 1977) is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative five-eighth, he played for the Illawarra Steelers before they merged to form the St George Illawarra Dragons, with whom he continued to play, winning the 2000 Dally M Medal. Barrett also had a two-season spell in Super League with England's Wigan Warriors and was named in 2007's Super League Dream Team before finishing his career back in Australia with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Trent Barrett is the cousin of Australian rules footballer Luke Breust.
Trent currently coaches the New South Wales Country Origin team and the Italian national side.
Barrett was born in Temora, New South Wales. While attending St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, he played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995. He started his professional career in the 1996 ARL season with the Illawarra Steelers, immediately attracting attention due to his obvious natural ability and potential. Within two years of first grade, Barrett had already been selected to play his first State of Origin match. Barrett was the stand-out player of the 1998 Illawarra Steelers season, top scoring with 18 tries and winning the BHP Medal as player of the year.
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Trent Barrett opening beers with his teeth at Origin 1 2013
Trent Barrett hides his emotions well 😉 #NRL #HistoryHappens
All the highlights from Rhinos vs Warriors at Headingley on Tuesday 19th April with Phil Bailey's last minute try.
The Origin side visited the Trent Barrett Shield in Griffith and CRL TV caught up with Trent Barrett, Joel Thompson and David Mead to see how they enjoyed the day.
Big comeback from St George to defeat Manly. Second Half Dragons 1. Ben Hornby 2. Nick Youngquest 3. John Carlaw 4. Matt Cooper 5. Nathan Blacklock 6. Trent Barrett (C) 7. Matthew Head 8. Brent Kite 9. Mark Riddell 10. Justin Poore 11. Dean Young 12. Lance Thompson 13. Shaun Timmins 14. Ashton Sims 15. Michael Henderson 16. Ben Creagh 17. Lincoln Withers Coach. Nathan Brown Manly 1. Brett Stewart 2. Scott Donald 3. Paul Stephenson 4. Albert Torrens 5. Nick Bradley-Qalilawa 12. Luke Williamson 7. Michael Monaghan (C) 8. Daniel Heckenberg 9. Chad Randall 10. Kylie Leuluai 11. Anthony Watmough 15. Solomon Haumono 13. Steve Menzies (C) 6. Andrew Walker 16. Shayne Dunley 17. Glenn Stewart 19. Sam Harris Coach. Des Hasler
NSW assistant coach Trent Barrett believes Todd Carney has the mental strength and bolter Jamie Buhrer has the toughness to handle the rigours of Origin. Read more here: http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/17/exclusive-trent-barrett-interview-todd-carney-will-handle-origin-video-pt-ii/
The first meeting as coaches of Nathan Brown and Trent Barrett has brought up old memories of the infamous 2003 slap between the two men.
There's no way to stop wrestling in rugby league, according to former St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks five-eighth Trent Barrett. Barrett's disagrees with the opinion of some figures in the NRL that the football in this year's competition has been boring, says he has not been surprised by the Sharks excellent form in 2012 and throws his support behind Perth as where the NRL should expand next. Read more here: http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/05/21/exclusive-trent-barrett-interview-nrl-wrestling-here-to-stay-video-pt-3/
Professor Rochford takes a leap into the wacky world of Rugby League, tackling all the big issues.
Vi har äntligen kommit fram till Bruno och Trents intervju med en WWE Superstar och det är ingen mindre än Wade Barrett, mannen som var ledare både för Nexus och The Corre. Låte er väl smaka...