CHRIS HEWETT
THINKING ALLOWED

LOOKING at it from Leinster’s point of view, the signing of the world’s best inside centre is a proper coup. Jordie Barrett can kick, pass, tackle, read the play and manage a game as well as any No.12 since Tim Horan was bagging world titles with the Wallabies, so whatever it is the Dubliners are spending on the All Blacks’ prize midfielder, they could double it and still be quids in.
We can see it equally positively from Barrett’s perspective. If you’re switching hemispheres, why wouldn’t you avoid the grunt a...