Beauden Barrett has been officially unveiled by his new club Suntory Sungoliath.
The All Blacks star is playing for the franchise in the 2021 Japanese Top League, during a sabbatical which is included in his four year deal with New Zealand Rugby through to the end of 2023.
Barrett's move
north comes immediately after his time in Australia with the All Blacks for the revamped Rugby Championship. Just days after New Zealand's final test against Argentina, Barrett flew to Japan.
It was a special moment when he did arrive at the end of last month, as Barrett was finally reunited with his wife Hannah and baby daughter Billie, who he hadn't seen for over a month.
Representing Suntory Sungoliath, it will be the first time the two-time World Rugby Player of the Year has played outside of New Zealand, spending his entire 10-year professional career to this point with the All Blacks, the Blues, Hurricanes and Taranaki.
