{"id":106055,"date":"2025-10-28T23:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/106055\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:45:12","slug":"scott-robertson-to-use-all-blacks-spy-jordie-barrett-against-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/106055\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Robertson to use All Blacks spy Jordie Barrett against Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scott Robertson insists that Jordie Barrett has already provided valuable insight for the All Blacks ahead of this weekend\u2019s clash with Ireland.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old spent six months at Leinster during the 2024\/25 season as part of his New Zealand Rugby sabbatical, playing a key role in their United Rugby Championship title success.<\/p>\n

Barrett<\/a> returned home in June ahead of the mid-year Tests and will now face Ireland<\/a> for the first time since that move in December 2024.<\/p>\n

Given that Leinster form the spine of the national team, the centre will have gleaned plenty of information from his stint in Dublin.<\/p>\n

Jordie Barrett a future coach?<\/p>\n

Additionally, Robertson<\/a> claims that Barrett is a deep thinker about the game and is best placed to process that knowledge and help the All Blacks\u2019<\/a> chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cJordie\u2019s pretty special. You get players in your team that are coaches before they are coaches. He studies the game, studies the opposition, his memory on people\u2019s statistics and who play and where they play,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis time in Leinster served him in that analysis side of it, so he\u2019s given us some good insights.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great for him to be a part of our team and he\u2019s looking forward to the game as you\u2019d expect \u2013 there are a few mates on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After a frustrating Rugby Championship, which saw them miss out on the title to the Springboks, the All Blacks will be looking to end the year on a high.<\/p>\n

\u2018Revenge\u2019 will also likely be a watchword for New Zealand after their defeat to Ireland the last time these teams met at Soldier Field in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Although Robertson was obviously not part of the set-up at that time, a few members of his current squad were and the head coach has been tapping into their memories of that trip.<\/p>\n

\u2018Historic day\u2019 in Chicago<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pretty historic day wasn\u2019t it? You reflect back. You don\u2019t want to be that team but it\u2019s happened now and you accept it,\u201d the All Blacks boss said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was their learnings from that week? You ask a couple of players and coaches that were in and around about what happened that week, and we learn from it to make sure that we get it right this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had 10 games since, it\u2019s five apiece. Test footy\u2019s pretty tight and Ireland have got a hell of a team.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got a lot of experienced players that know how to play Test football. They\u2019re really, really well coached team with a lot of high cohesion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will take you deep into the phase count, they play, they kick well, they\u2019ve just got a good all-round game. They\u2019ve got some world-class players in there that you\u2019ve got to respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ireland clash marks the first game of the All Blacks\u2019 Grand Slam tour with them facing all the Home Nations in November.<\/p>\n

Scotland at Murrayfield follows their encounter with the Irish before they take on England and Wales next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going for a Grand Slam, opportunities like this don\u2019t come around that often and when they do you\u2019ve got to take them,\u201d Robertson said.<\/p>\n

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