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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 8 MIN

Ardie Savea: New All Blacks Captain on the squad naming, returning from sabbatical in Japan

from The Mike Hosking Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB

New All Black captain Ardie Savea denies he's worse off from having skipped Super Rugby to play a season in Japan.  Savea returns to lead the national side for the upcoming Nations Championship tests after returning from Kobe in Japan.  He told Mike Hosking that there’s a perception that Japan isn’t that great of a team, but they have world class coaches and players mixed in with local players.  Savea says you’ve got to be playing high-quality games, and while you can define what that means, he doesn’t know – what he does know is that Japan has been great.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New All Black captain Ardie Savea denies he's worse off from having skipped Super Rugby to play a season in Japan.  Savea returns to lead the national side for the upcoming Nations Championship tests after returning from Kobe in Japan.  He told Mike...

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