Beauden Barrett will support Tadhg Beirne 'in terms of mitigating whatever happens next'

The All Blacks out-half says Munster's Beirne should never have got red in opening minutes in Chicago

NO WAY: New Zealand ten Beauden Barrett sought out Tadhg Beirn after the gae to console him. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Beauden Barrett has offered to help ensure Tadhg Beirne pays no further penalty for the controversial red card that ended the Munster captain’s tilt at the All Blacks after just three minutes in Chicago on Saturday.

Barrett was the one on the receiving end of Beirne’s shoulder when the earliest New Zealand attack at Soldier Field ended with Ireland losing arguably their most in-form player.