Jordie Barrett has addressed being kicked out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been seven years since the All Blacks star was pictured being ushered out of the iconic cricket stadium by security after alleged behavioural issues during the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
He was subsequently handed a 24-hour ban from the venue, with the incident making headlines around the world. Barrett faced no further punishment for what occurred while enjoying his off-season after the 2019 Rugby World Cup and has revisited the incident in a recent podcast appearance.<\/p>\n
Jordie Barrett ushered out of the MCG<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old insists that he did nothing wrong and didn\u2019t fight the stadium security as he was wary of the potential consequences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been meaning to do this for a long time,\u201d Barrett<\/a> told the KOKO show<\/a> when the topic of the incident arose.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went to Australia for Falls Festival, and that obviously aligned with the Boxing Day Test, Black Caps versus Australia<\/a>. Falls Festival got called off because of all the bushfires at the time. So, we got an apartment in Melbourne somewhere.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we were locked in for the cricket for five days, and then we would just be going to bars and whatnot in between. Anyway, I think it was day two of the Boxing Day Test, and we were just sitting in the sun.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a big New Zealand<\/a> contingent, and everyone was chanting. I sat down where there were a few of the other Kiwis, who recognised me after half an hour, but for the most part, they were just chanting \u2018One, one\u2019 at most people within the vicinity who had a full beer.<\/p>\n \u201cThey recognised me, and I was just literally sitting there with my feet over the seat in front of me. I finished the rest of my drink, put the cup down, and then my mates were going to go get a few more beers, and I just got a tap on the shoulder from one of the security guards, and he just wheeled me out of the place.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Jordan OUT? Ranking five All Black full-back options as Dave Rennie sweats over key man\u2019s fitness<\/a><\/p>\n All Blacks manager call<\/p>\n Witnesses of the incident corroborated Barrett\u2019s story at the time, stating that he polished off the remaining half of his drink before the security removed him from the ground.<\/p>\n \u201cSo you were seated and finished your beer, and they still kicked you out?\u201d former Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYes. I still got a video of it,\u201d Barrett replied with Matt Giteau adding, \u201cWhat was their reasoning?\u201d<\/p>\n Barrett reached into his pocket as he replied: \u201cI\u2019ve still got the notice here in my wallet. It is a direction to leave order Major Sporting Events Act 2019. It doesn\u2019t actually say the reason why.\u201d<\/p>\n