Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Britain - November 6, 2018 England's Joe Marchant during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/Files
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - England centre Joe Marchant will join Super Rugby side Auckland Blues for a season as part of a sabbatical written into his three-year contract extension with Harlequins.
The highly-rated 23-year-old, who played in three of England’s warmup tests for the Rugby World Cup, will link up with the Blues between January and the end of June next year.
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