Cullen wants Ioane to repeat the Jordie Barrett effect  

Like Barrett, Ioane is clocking in for a short-term stint at Leinster on the back of a November tour with New Zealand

New Zealand's Rieko Ioane celebrates scoring a try against Wales. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Leo Cullen is confident that the imminent arrival of All Black Rieko Ioane can have the same energising effect on the club and its players as that of his Kiwi counterpart Jordie Barrett this time last year.

Like Barrett, Ioane is clocking in for a short-term stint at the province on the back of a November tour with New Zealand. Unlike Barrett, he is not touching down in the best of form.