Rugby: Beauden Barrett reunites with wife Hannah and baby Billie ahead of Japan sabbatical

Beauden Barrett has reunited with his wife and daughter. Photo / Instagram

Beauden Barrett has reunited with his wife Hannah and new-born daughter Billie after spending more than a month based in Australia with the All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup and Tri Nations.

The Barrett family have linked up on a flight to Japan - where Beauden is set to start his sabbatical with Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath.

The tournament kicks off on January 16, giving Beauden a month and a half to relax in quarantine and with family before his first competitive run out on Japanese soil.

In a video posted to Hannah's Instagram story, Beauden is seen cradling Billie at the airport before taking her for a walk in his arms.

Hannah also posted a photo of them from the plane with the captain "Sayonara Sweeties!"

"So excited to be reunited with my baby daddy and back together as a little family. In what has been, without a doubt, the most challenging season of my life I am forever grateful to my amazing family and friends. The people that called in to check on me, who brought over dinner, who put a load of washing on for me, who reassured me that I was doing a good job, who gave me a hug when I was at my wits end with tears streaming down my face. I cannot thank you enough and I will miss you SO much. Japan here we come!!" she wrote.

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Last week when asked if he was enjoying his final few nights of uninterrupted sleep, Beauden was quick to respond with a stern "yes".

"We'll be going up to Japan together ... so I can't wait for that. I think we have two weeks in isolation up there, so have got plenty of time to take over and give Han a break. I'm really looking forward to that," he said.