Tawera Kerr Barlow

Tawera Kerr-Barlow (born 15 August 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Waikato in the ITM Cup. Kerr-Barlow represented New Zealand under 20 in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. He is a key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team.

Aftee coming on as a replacement he scored his first two international tries in the quarter final victory against France which New Zealand won by 62-13. This marked a remarkable return from injury to play in the Rugby World Cup 2015. Kerr-Barlow's injury was covered by the likes of Andy Ellis and Brad Weber before the World Cup started.

After good form continued in 2016, Kerr-Barlow continued playing for New Zealand, replacing TJ Perenara off the bench for the Rugby Championship. Kerr-Barlow earned his second career start against Italy on the end of year tour, leading the Haka against the Italians.

Kerr-Barlow was released by New Zealand to play against the British and Irish Lions with the Maori All Blacks in Rotorua on 17th June 2017. Kerr-Barlow had a disappointing performance, being yellow carded in the 48th minute for a dangerous tackle.

Kerr-Barlow announced that he would leave New Zealand after the 2017 Rugby Championship to play for La Rochelle in France. Kerr-Barlow played his final game for the Chiefs following a quarter final 27-13 defeat to the Crusaders in Christchurch.