JORDIE BARRETT might be on his way out of Leinster, but the province won’t be short on All Blacks flair next season. That's due to the imminent arrival of Rieko Ioane, who is the latest All Black ace to make a move to the European giants. He is the second All Black to take his sabbatical - the NZRU allow players to take a season abroad before returning to the international fold - with Leinster after Jordie Barrett during this campaign. The New Zealander famously clashed with Johnny Sexton during the fiery 2023 World Cup quarter-final in Paris - a game that ended the Ireland legend’s Test career - and tensions lingered into the return fixture in Dublin last autumn. Earlier this week, Ioane broke his silence on the move to Leo Cullen's side. He said: "By all my friends’ accounts, it’s about 50/50 at the moment, so we’ll try and get that 60/40 in my favour. The reception will be awesome, I can’t wait to get over there. "Fans will be fans, I’m no stranger to a bit of this. Rugby needs more of this, I love this side of the game. We’ll have to wait and see when I’m over there." Butt New Zealand legend Israel Dagg and Scotty Stevenson issued a warning to the Auckland Blues back ahead of his upcoming move to the four-time Champions Cup winners. On their “Scotty and Izzy Show”, Stevenson branded the remarks cocky and questioned Ioane’s priorities. He said: "More niggle… why? How about rugby needs a better left to right pass. "Focus on this, your left to right pass. Focus on that before you start saying, ‘Let’s all have a fight.’ Rugby does not need that, does it?" Dagg wasn’t as scathing but made it clear Ioane has to let his rugby do the talking next season in the URC and Champions Cup. He added: "We’re all pretty same, same. You see it when we get an interview on the show, you get the same answers." "Actually, a part of me loves it but, in saying that, you have to walk the talk. If you’re going to come out and show some confidence – some may say arrogance – you have to go out there and perform." "If that was me knowing what had gone on in that World Cup, there is no chance I’m going to Ireland, so you have to really sit back and commend him and go, ‘he is ballsy’. I thought it was April Fool’s when that happened." Ioane’s form with the Blues this year has been patchy, and both Dagg and Stevenson made it clear he’ll need to hit the ground running to make an impact in blue. Dagg, while calling Ioane's comments “arrogant” - admits there’s something about Ioane’s self-belief he admires. He concluded: "Rieko’s got a whole lot to focus on with his on-field performance.... he’s still got a lot to address on the field." "But a part of me loves this kind of arrogance and the way that he carries himself. "I don’t know if he does it intentionally, but he does it and then he’s got to go out there and front it, and he doesn’t shy away from that."