Former New Zealand wing Julian Savea has rejoined the Hurricanes for their Super Rugby Aotearoa run-in. Already have a profile? Former All Blacks winger Julian Savea has joined the Hurricanes for the remainder of their Super Rugby Aotearoa season, the team said on Monday.
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The powerhouse winger left Toulon in May after the French club rugby season was cut short by coronavirus and underwent quarantine after landing back in New Zealand.Hurricanes coach Jason Holland said Savea, nicknamed "The Bus" because of his line-breaking attacking runs, had been working hard to stay fit. Hurricanes coach Jason Holland confirmed that 54-Test-capped wing has officially rejoined the squad on Monday. Sky Stadium
The Hurricanes have confirmed former All Black and Hurricanes centurion Julian Savea will join his brother Ardie at the club for their final two games of the competition.
After spending the last two seasons in the French Toulon, Julian Savea will return to play in Hurricanes, a team in which he will be reunited with his brother A
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Former All Blacks wing Julian Savea will make a sensational return to the Hurricanes for the rest of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season, after agreeing to terms to join them for their final two games.
World Cup-winning former All Black Julian Savea has returned to his hometown team the Hurricanes after a two-year absence, the Super Rugby Aotearoa franchise announced on Monday.
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"Any more injuries in our backs and we might have had to see [assistant coach] Cory Jane out there!"
"Savea said he was pleased to return to his hometown club.
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All rights reserved. "Looking forward to rejoining my brothers down at the @Hurricanesrugby for the remainder of the season," he wrote on Twitter.
The powerhouse winger left Toulon in May after the French club rugby season was cut short by coronavirus and underwent …
Round Seven: Five Talking Points . Wellington (AFP) – World Cup-winning former All Black Julian Savea has returned to his hometown team Wellington Hurricanes after a two-year absence, the Super Rugby Aotearoa club announced Monday. World Cup-winner Julian Savea, 28, was released from his lucrative contract with French club Toulon and his lacklustre performances were slammed by the team's outspoken president.
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The Hurricanes have confirmed that All Blacks wing Julian Savea will be rejoining the team for the rest of the Super Rugby Aotearoa season. "We've just played four weeks in a row, I don't know if we could have gone five," Holland added of the fact the break had come at the right time for his team.
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