All you need to know about new All Blacks Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape

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Description: Steve Hansen has named the All Blacks Squad that will take on the Lions.

NZ Herald

8 Jun, 2017 12:19 AM2 mins to read

Steve Hansen has named the All Blacks Squad that will take on the Lions.

All you need to know about new All Blacks squad members Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape.

The duo were named in Steve Hansen's 33-man squad to face Samoa and the Lions.

Jordie Barrett

Born into a rugby-mad family on 15 February 1997, 20-year-old Jordie Barrett is the younger brother of Hurricanes first-five Beauden and Crusaders lock Scott and is one of eight Barrett siblings. His Dad Kevin "Smiley" Barrett played 167 games for Taranaki and also played for the Hurricanes. Jordie has been tagged for big things since his days at Francis Douglas Memorial College. A talented fast bowler in cricket, good enough to be 12th man for the Central Stags after he left school, he chose rugby and headed down south to Lincoln University to study Commerce. It wasn't long before the rangy utility found himself in the Canterbury representative system, the New Zealand Under 20s, and then in 2017, after just one year of Mitre 10 Cup rugby, in the Hurricanes. He also toured with the All Blacks as an apprentice in 2016. Barrett can play first-five, second-five or fullback as well as being a handy goal kicker.

Ngani Laumape

Born on 22 April 1993 in Palmerston North, 24-year-old Ngani Laumape attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. He toured the UK and Thailand with the school's First XV and was selected to play second-five for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2011. Despite his success, he made the decision to sign with the Warriors rugby league team when he left school and by 2014 he was an established starter in the squad. The following year he investigated a return to rugby and he made his Investec Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes in the opening match of the 2016 season. He went on to make 11 appearances, including seven starts, to help the Hurricanes to the club's inaugural Super Rugby title. His strong performances in 2017 saw him lead the competition early for line breaks and defenders beaten and he's currently joint leader on the competition try scoring table with 14 tries.