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Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder will reportedly make a dramatic return to the field of play in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
But it will not be with his old side the hurricanes.
Instead, the 13 All Black winger or fullback test will play for the Highlanders, according to TVNZ News.
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Former All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder will reportedly play for the Highlanders this season.
Milner-Skudder signed a lucrative three-year contract with Toulon to take effect at the end of the 2019 New Zealand season, but persistent shoulder injuries and the Covid-19 pandemic prevented him from playing a game.
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He also missed the entire 2019 Super Rugby season with the Hurricanes due to shoulder problems, ending his chances of joining the All Blacks team for last year’s Rugby World Cup.
Meanwhile, All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has rejected an approach by Chiefs coach Warren Gatland to return for Super Rugby Aotearoa.
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Brodie Retallick was playing for the Kobelco Steelers in Japan before the Covid-19 pandemic saw the competition canceled.
Retallick had been playing in Japan for the Kobelco Steelers before the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We had a conversation with him. But he’s on his farm in Hawke’s Bay and he’s having a little break there with his family,” Gatland said. Newshub.
“If it had been based in Hamilton, it probably would have been a different scenario, it just didn’t work.”
“There was no pressure on our part, we just did an investigation.”
Retallick is not contracted with New Zealand Rugby again until May 2021.
Gatland also confirmed to Newshub Aaron Cruden has signed a contract extension with the Chiefs to keep him at the club during the 10 weeks of Aotearoa Super Rugby competition.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Cruden was scheduled to head Japan next month.
It was also confirmed Tuesday that All Blacks blocking Sam Whitelock would work for the Crusaders after their gap year in Japan was also cut short.
