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📰 off-dutyBBC SportSaturday, November 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM UTC30m ago

Japan's unlikely leader who turned down the All Blacks

Japan's unlikely leader who turned down the All BlacksPhoto: BBC Sport

Warner Dearns did not want to go to Japan as a teenager. Now he is determined to stay and do his adopted country proud

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Originally published by BBC Sport. Summary and curation by DutyStation News.

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