Last updated 18:09, June 3 2018
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Coach Steve Hansen has spoken to Jordie Barrett about his "genuine mistake" in Dunedin and the pair are set to discuss it again.
Coach Steve Hansen has spoken to Jordie Barrett about his "genuine mistake" in Dunedin and the pair are set to discuss it again.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says Jordie Barrett will not be reprimanded, but being out at 5am in Dunedin the week before a rugby test was "not a good professional choice".
Hansen assembled his squad in Auckland on Sunday for next weekend's first test against France at Eden Park as news broke of separate off-field incidents involving Barrett and Rieko Ioane.
Barrett apologised in a brief media conference at Wellington Airport on Sunday morning after police were called to a Dunedin flat at 5am on Saturday following the Hurricanes' loss to the Highlanders.
Jordie Barrett apologised for mistakenly entering a Dunedin flat at 5am, a week out from the All Blacks test against France.
Barrett, 21, and a Dunedin-based friend entered a flat which was unlocked in an apparent case of mistaken house identity, which saw the two female occupants call the police.
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Hansen told Newstalk ZB he spoke on Saturday to Barrett who was upset at the mistake he'd made, after following the friend who believed he was entering the house of another friend after a takeaway visit to McDonald's. Barrett said he was not intoxicated at the time.
Winger Rieko Ioane will join the All Blacks camp sporting a cut above his eye after some friendly 'antics' with a Blues team-mate.
"I think everyone would agree it's just a genuine mistake and one that could be made by any young person," Hansen told Newstalk ZB.
"The other mistake he's made is he hasn't been really professional in the preparation of this test match and we'll have a chat about that and hopefully he'll learn from both of those things."
A former policeman, Hansen said the flat's occupants had received a fright and did the right thing.
But that didn't mean an official team sanction was headed Barrett's way when the pair chat again in Auckland.
"He won't get reprimanded for anything other than being stupid. All of us can get reprimanded in our lives for being stupid," Hansen told Newstalk ZB.
"What we want him to learn from this is how can I do things differently next time? If it was your own children that was the same thing you'd be doing. How can I do things differently and make better choices?
"The choice to be out at 5am the week before a test is not a good professional choice. But he's 21 years old and he's going to make the odd mistake and I want to reiterate he's a good young New Zealand man."
Ioane reported for All Blacks duty with a cut above one eye after what was described as "antics" with a Blues team-mate after their loss to the Rebels on Saturday.
In issuing a statement, Blues chief executive Michael Redman said the franchise will check on the incident this week to determine if there were any breaches of team protocol.
"Antics at a private get-together after the game last night has led to Rieko Ioane being treated for a small cut above his eye," the Blues statement said.
"Some high-jinks between Ioane and another player at the small gathering at a private residence, resulted in the Blues winger receiving a knock above his eye which was treated with medical glue at a local A&E clinic."
Ioane said: "We were just poking fun at each other. It's not serious and I've apologised to my teammates and the club."
With second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams already ruled out and lock Brodie Retallick in serious doubt due to a pectoral injury suffered in the Chiefs' loss to the Crusaders, Hansen will also await medical reports on Sam Cane, Jordan Taufua and Jack Goodhue after the Kiwi derby in Hamilton.