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    A word to his All Blacks midfield partner has helped Rieko Ioane make his decision to join Irish club Leinster on a sabbatical next season

    A word to his All Blacks midfield partner has helped Rieko Ioane make his decision to join Irish club Leinster on a sabbatical next season


    The Blues centre will skip the 2026 Super Rugby campaign and head to the same team where second-five Jordie Barrett's spent his sabbatical for the past six months.

    Ioane picked Barrett's brain about his Irish escapade.



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