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Beauden Barrett will essentially begin his Japanese sabbatical once fulltime is blown in Saturday's final All Blacks test of the year against Argentina

Beauden Barrett will essentially begin his Japanese sabbatical once fulltime is blown in Saturday's final All Blacks test of the year against Argentina

24 November 2020

The All Blacks and Blues fullback will miss Super Rugby next year as he takes up a contract with the Suntory club.

With the new season starting in late January, Barrett says he and wife Hannah and new baby are flying straight from Australia.

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