Wellington — Jordie Barrett was oozing so much confidence before he lined up a penalty from almost 60m against the Chiefs that he probably would have landed it from even further back, Hurricanes teammate Kobus van Wyk said on Monday.

Barrett, playing his first game for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby Aotearoa after recovering from a shoulder injury, was successful with the penalty on Sunday and gave the visitors a 20-3 lead at halftime...

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