{"id":5591,"date":"2023-02-07T11:31:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/aaron-smith-and-beauden-barrett-all-blacks-to-join-japanese-club\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:31:28","slug":"aaron-smith-and-beauden-barrett-all-blacks-to-join-japanese-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/aaron-smith-and-beauden-barrett-all-blacks-to-join-japanese-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett: All Blacks to join Japanese club"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Aaron Smith (left) and Beauden Barrett (right) won the 2015 World Cup with New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett are the latest New Zealand players to confirm they will play club rugby in Japan after this year’s Rugby World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scrum-half Smith, 34, looks set for his last season in New Zealand having signed long-term with Toyota Verblitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fly-half Barrett, 31, could still return home to play after 2024 following his spell with the same club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrett took a sabbatical to join Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath in 2021 before returning to New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n

All Blacks full-back Damian McKenzie played in Japan last season while fly-half Richie Mo’unga has signed up for the 2024 campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith is the most-capped back in New Zealand history having played 114 times for his country, with Barrett second on 112.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrett said: “I’m looking forward to taking up this opportunity with Toyota alongside a good friend and long-term team-mate in Aaron.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrett said his agent was in “negotiation” with New Zealand Rugby, his club in New Zealand the Blues and Toyota Verblitz about his future beyond 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

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