MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver has given short shrift to calls for contracted Wallabies players to be allowed to take sabbaticals and play overseas, saying the move would risk a crippling player drain.
Their trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand have adopted a sabbatical scheme on a case-by-case basis allowing All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and flyhalf Dan Carter to take a break from playing at home, while centre Ma'a Nonu spent a season in Japan.
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