New Zealand star Jordie Barrett joins Leinster

New Zealander Jordie Barrett signed a few-month contract with Irish province Leinster on Monday. The All Blacks center will leave the Hurricanes franchise to play for the Irish side from December 2024 until the end of the 2024-2025 season.

The 27-year-old Jordie Barrett, the youngest of his brothers, an All Blacks international and Hurricanes player, will discover European rugby next season. He will join four-time European champions Leinster at the end of the year. The Irish province announced this news on Monday in a message broadcast on social media.

By extending his contract with the New Zealand Federation until 2028, Jordie Barrett has activated an option that allows him to leave for a short stay in Ireland, starting from December 2024 until the end of the 2024-2025 season.

A strong and experienced player to strengthen Leinster

With 292 points in 57 caps for the All Blacks, the New Zealand midfielder will bring his experience, strength (94 min 95 kg) and versatility to strengthen an already impressive squad.

Leinster manager Leo Cullen said he was delighted to welcome the player and his “incredible qualities” in comments relayed via a press release published on the website. location From the Irish province.

“It will enrich my game”

Jordie Barrett is impatient to discover this new game of rugby after spending his entire career in New Zealand.

“I will experience new playing conditions, see new teams, this will enrich my game, and I will bring the best to New Zealand,” the All Blacks center beamed to his future European team's media.

Jordie Barrett knows Ireland well, having spent time there in the early 2000s, when his father worked on a farm there and played for a local rugby club.