 Barrett representingNew Zealand during the2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jordan Matthew Barrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (age 28) New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Francis Douglas Memorial College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Beauden Barrett (brother) Kane Barrett (brother) Scott Barrett (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Matthew Barrett (born 17 February 1997) is aNew Zealand-bornrugby union player who currently plays as acentre orfullback for Irish sideLeinster in theUnited Rugby Championship. He representsNew Zealand internationally.[2]
He previously played forCanterbury, theHurricanes inSuper Rugby andTaranaki in theBunnings NPC.
Born and raised in a rugby household, his older brothersBeauden,Scott andKane also went on to become professional rugby players.[3] His fatherKevin 'Smiley' Barrett was an uncompromising loose forward forTaranaki, playing 167 games for the amber and blacks. Jordie played in the Canterbury Metro senior rugby tournament forLincoln University.[4] He also represented his school,Francis Douglas Memorial College just like his brothers before him.[5]
Barrett was a member of theNew Zealand Under 20 team which participated in the2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship inEngland where he made 3 appearances in total scoring 52 points including one try.[6][7] He played for the New Zealand under-20 side in May 2016 in the Oceania Championship on the Gold Coast against Australia.[8]
Barrett signed withCanterbury for their2016 Mitre 10 Cup campaign. He made his debut coming off the bench, but found himself making the starting match-day 23 throughout the year. Barrett began to impress, following up a solid showing againstTasman in just his second game at provincial level. A 25-point haul was his reward for a quality performance.[9] Overall Barrett gained 12 appearances for the side and scored 123 points, as well as winning the side's eighth Mitre 10 Cup title after their 43–27 victory over the Tasman in the 2016 grand final and also retaining theRanfurly Shield.[10] After his stand-out year, he featured at the New Zealand Rugby Awards, winning the age grade and Mitre 10 Cup player of the year.[11]
In September 2016, Barrett signed a two-year deal with theHurricanes in Super Rugby.[12] He made his debut starting at fullback against theSunwolves. Barrett became a regular starter following the injury of teammateNehe Milner-Skudder, which saw him produce one of rugby's great burglaries after he scored the Hurricanes second try in their Super Rugby clash against theStormers. A grubber-kick into the Stormers goal area, sawNizaam Carr getting to the ball first, as Barrett challenged him and planted it down, just inside the dead ball line.[13] After being selected for New Zealand and continuing his form for the Hurricanes, Barrett was released to play against theBritish & Irish Lions midweek match. Featuring at fullback, Barrett was a part of a draw against the touring team. He ended with a try assist after a pass toNgani Laumape to score and kicked nine points.[14]
In October 2016, he was included in theAll Blacks side for the2016 Autumn Internationals as anapprentice.[15] Whilst an apprentice in the New Zealand national team during their northern hemisphere tour, Barrett signed withTaranaki for 2017.[16] Later that year, Barrett had a cameo appearance for the province.
In June 2017, Barrett was one of three uncapped backs named in the All Blacks' 33-man squad for the Pasifika Challenge against Samoa and the three-test series against the touringBritish & Irish Lions 2017 team, along with brothers Beauden and Scott. In what was brother Beauden's 50th test, Barrett made his international debut in the 78–0 against Samoa on 16 June 2017, replacing All Blacks captainBen Smith in the 63rd minute. Barrett was one of two debutants that day, with Hurricanes team-mateVaea Fifita replacing veteran loose forwardJerome Kaino off the bench. Barrett played well and helped set up Hurricanes team-mateArdie Savea for his second try. After Blues wingerRieko Ioane fell ill and with injuries to Ben Smith and wingerWaisake Naholo, Barrett started at fullback in the third test against the Lions and scored his first international try in the first half following a pass fromAnton Lienert-Brown. Barrett also set up Hurricanes teammateNgani Laumape for the opening try. Barrett played the full 80 minutes but was pushed into touch after the final whistle while attempting to score a double, with the final score, 15-15, saw a drawn series between the Lions and All Blacks.
Barrett was initially named in the2017 Rugby Championship squad for but was ruled out for the rest of the year after requiring shoulder surgery. Barrett was replaced in the squad by then-uncapped Crusaders utility back,David Havili, almost immediately.[17]
After a good2018 Super Rugby season, as well as another knee injury toIsrael Dagg, Barrett was re-called by All Blacks Head Coach,Steve Hansen, in New Zealand's 33-man squad for the2018 June series, a three-test series against France. He started alongside both of his older brothers, Scott and Beauden, in the first test of the series, making the Barrett brothers the first trio of siblings to ever be named in an international rugby team's starting lineup.[18] Barrett was replaced in the test byDamian McKenzie, after 60 minutes, with the All Blacks winning against France, 52–11.
Barrett won Man of the Match in the second test against France, which took place on 16 June, at Barrett's homeground,Westpac Stadium. He scored the second and third two tries of his international career and played the full 80 minutes of the test, which was a 26–13 win, claiming the series for the All Blacks. Although Barrett performed well in the first and second tests of the series, he was benched for the third, withWaisake Naholo's ball-running preferred by the selectors. Barrett went on to replaceSonny Bill Williams in the third test's 57th minute, with wingerRieko Ioane, moving into outside centre, while All Blacks Vice-Captain,Ben Smith moved to the wing for Barrett at fullback. The third test was a 49–14 win, whereScott Barrett followed in Jordie's lead, winning Man of the Match.
The2018 Rugby Championship saw Barrett miss the first Bledisloe Cup test against Australia's Wallabies, before he re-joined his two brothers in the All Blacks, for the second test against the Wallabies, on 25 August. With Rieko Ioane out injured, Barrett once again started at fullback, with Ben Smith and Waisake Naholo starting on the wings. Barrett's brother Beauden joined Jordie and Scott as a Man of the Match-winner during the 2018 season, scoring four tries in their 40–12 win over the Wallabies, which saw a 67-minute performance from Jordie, before he was replaced by Damian McKenzie.
Barrett missed another test in the Rugby Championship, with his Hurricanes team-mate,Nehe Milner-Skudder, earning a re-call for New Zealand after a long period of time being injured.[19] He was then bought back into the starting lineup, at fullback, for the first test against South Africa at Westpac Stadium, on 15 September 2018. Barrett scored the opening try of the test, only 4 minutes in, but the test quickly went into South Africa's favour. Barrett, as well as his brother Beauden, both performed poorly in the test. Barrett notably let inAphiwe Dyantyi for South Africa's first try, then throwing a pass toWillie le Roux, for South Africa's second try, only five minutes after Dyantyi's opening try.[20] Barrett was replaced by Damian McKenzie, who also performed poorly, in the 58th minute.[21] The All Blacks suffered a shock 34–36 loss to South Africa and Barrett did not play again during the Rugby Championship.
On the2018 end-of-year tour, Barrett played in two tests. His first was a poor performance against Japan, which the All Blacks won with a 69–31 margin.[22] For the final test of the 2018 season, against Italy, Barrett was unusually given a start on the right wing, with Waisake Naholo on the left wing and Rieko Ioane being used off the bench. Although he played on the wing, Barrett was the best-performing player on the field against Italy and won his second Man of the Match award for 2018, scoring four tries in the test, becoming only the third All Black of the decade to score four tries in a match, after his brother Beauden, and former All Black,Zac Guildford.
On 5 November 2020, Barrett represented the South Island in the2020 North vs South rugby union match.
In 2024 Barret signed a six-month contract withLeinster for the2024–25 United Rugby Championship season.[23] On 8 December 2024, he made his debut for the club scoring a try from the bench in theChampions Cup as his side went on to beatBristol Bears 35–12 atAshton Gate.[24] On 22 December 2024, he won his first player of the match award at the club after a 20–12 win overConnacht in theURC.[2] In April 2025, he was nominated for Champions Cup Player of the Year 2025.[25] in his final game of hisLeinster stint, he picked up his first club medal scoring one of Leinster's four tries as they won the2025 United Rugby Championship Grand Final 32 - 7 againstBulls.
| Club | Year | Competition | GP | GS | TRY | CON | PEN | DGL | PTS | WL% |  |  |
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| Canterbury | 2016† | Bunnings NPC (incl.Ranfurly Shield) | 12 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 123 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Taranaki | 2020† | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricanes | 2017 | Super Rugby | 18 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 144 | 72.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 68.75 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 94 | 72.73 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 151 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 118 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 118 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leinster | 2025 | URC/ERCC | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 86.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 99 | 94 | 29 | 169 | 99 | 0 | 780 | 72.97 | 2 | 0 | ||
Updated: 24 March 2023Source:Jordan M Barrett Rugby History
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Kevin 'Smiley' Barrett was an uncompromising loose forward for Taranaki, playing 167 games
Francis Douglas
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