Watch: Jordie Barrett flexes his goal kicking power against Chiefs with monstrous 65m penalty
Hurricanes fullback Jordie Barrett has done it again.
Five months after he stunned onlookers with an outrageously large penalty goal against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, the 23-year-old has slotted an even bigger attempt against the Chiefs in Hamilton.
Handed a penalty by referee Ben O'Keefe on the stroke of half-time, the visitors opted to take a shot at goal with few other options on offer.
With the penalty spot being just shy of the Hurricanes' own 10 metre mark and about 15 metres in from touch, most other teams would have taken a lineout or simply kicked the ball out to bring an end to the half.
Barrett had other ideas, though, deciding to have a crack from the tee in an attempt that must have been in the range of 65 metres considering the angle of the kick.
While some may have doubted whether the All Blacks youngster had the distance in him to land the monstrous nudge, Barrett quelled any concerns with a booming effort that sailed through the uprights with plenty of milage to spare.
The stupendous effort earned Barrett plenty of plaudits on Twitter, with onlookers left in awe of his impressive goal kicking prowess.
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Happy for Asher Opoku-Fordjour but why oh why is he the only new face, Borthwick didn't have to change 50% of the team but surely another 2 or 3 squad guys could have been given the chance to show what they could do? What can we possibly learn from this game other than we can beat Japan with a strong team.... hold the front page....!!
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