All Blacks star Jordie Barrett has been given the “royal remedy” upon arriving in Dublin as he prepares to start out life at Irish membership Leinster.
Barrett signed a short-term cope with Leinster in April, and can play the remainder of the season within the URC earlier than returning to New Zealand.
The 27-year-old has a reference to Eire, having frolicked in Oldcastle, County Meath when his household lived there within the early 2000s.
The centre additionally received a particular reception from an outdated Irish rival when he touched down.
“It is nice to be right here, [I] received the royal remedy, picked up on the airport by [Leinster & Ireland prop] Tadhg Furlong, nice to be welcomed by somebody like that,” Barrett informed Leinster TV.
“It is good to have the ability to rub shoulders with numerous boys this week, the internationals are away so I have been seeing loads of recent faces in and across the atmosphere and it is a particular time that I am very a lot trying ahead to.”
Barrett was in Dublin final month as New Zealand beat Eire 23-13 on the Aviva Stadium and stated it was a novel expertise forward of his transfer.
“Yeah, it was a particular week,” Barrett stated. “It was one I used to be trying ahead to the minute I signed with Leinster.
“Had it marked within the calendar and it was such an important week. It was completely different from the occasions I have been in Dublin earlier than.
“There have been loads of folks round Dublin that had been blissful that I used to be in Dublin and so they saved saying to me ‘welcome to Leinster’ and that they had been glad to have me, in order that was fairly particular.
“It was a humorous feeling taking part in in opposition to a couple of of the Irish boys who’re right here with Leinster and figuring out that I will be hopefully chucking on a jersey beside them in a couple of weeks time, so it is fairly particular.”
Leinster tackle English facet Bristol within the Champions Cup on Saturday.
