๐ฏ๐ต Lyon-bound prop Opeti Helu, who last played for Japan in 2024, on his Test rugby future:
โEddie called me, he supported me. The timeframe for me to move & the TC is difficult. I want to have a clearย mindset to settle in France. Itโs my dream to play for Japan at a World Cup.โ
๐ณ๐ฟKobe captain Brodie Retallick is open to an ABโs return if the eligibility rules change
โOf course you always want to represent your country. When I left NZ I knew the rules. If they were to change the rules & Dave thought I was good enough Iโd love to have a crackโ
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Mark Pickering ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฏ๐ต๐ retweeted
๐ Finals day at the National Stadium in Tokyo
๐ Dave Rennie, Ardie Savea & Brodie Retallickโs Kobe Steelers face Frans Ludeke, Bernard Foley & Shaun Stevensonโs Kubota Spears. Malcolm Marx is out injured
๐บ Watch LIVE on @PremSportsTV@rugbyjpcom#rugbyjp
๐ Dave Rennie's Kobe Steelers team to play Kubota Spears in Sunday's final
Rennie picks the same 15 who stormed past Suntory in the semis as All Blacks Retallick, Savea & ALB all start
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Ardie Savea is aiming to sign off from Japanese rugby by lifting the League One trophy when his Kobe Steelers side - coached by Dave Rennie - face Kubota Spears.
โ๏ธ @_MarkPickering chats exclusively to the All Blacks star, who also discusses his hopes for Moana Pasifika.
๐ talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/ardiโฆ
๐ธ JRLO
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