Rugby-All Black Savea to take Japan sabbatical in 2024

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(Reuters) - All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea will spend six months in Japan with Kobe Steelers after next year's World Cup before returning home for the 2024 July test series, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Monday. The sabbatical was included as part of the contract extension Savea signed with NZR la

- All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea will spend six months in Japan with Kobe Steelers after next year's World Cup before returning home for the 2024 July test series, New Zealand Rugby said on Monday.

"I'm excited to be joining the Kobe Steelers after the 2023 rugby season," Savea, 29, said in a news release.

 

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