Wallabies great Smith to head back to Japan

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Wallabies loose forward George Smith will head back to Japan for a second stint with Top League side Suntory Sungoliath after completing his English Premiership season with Wasps, Japanese media said on Monday.

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Published 16 May 2016 6:08pm

Source: Reuters

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Smith, regarded as one of Australia's finest openside flankers over a 111-cap career, returns to the Tokyo-based club where he played from 2011-14 before heading to Europe.

The evergreen 35-year-old has been in stellar form for Wasps and was named the Players' Player of the Year in England last week. Wasps play Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership semi-finals on Saturday.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)

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