Japan set to become No.1 destination says Savage

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By NEALE HARVEY 

World traveller: Tom Savage in action for Suntory

EXILED Englishman Tom Savage believes Japan’s Top League is ready to rival the Premiership and Top 14 as a destination of choice for the world’s best players.
Savage joined Tokyobased Suntory Sungoliath last summer and the former Gloucester lock says the afterglow of a successful World Cup has percolated into domestic rugby.
With the Top League’s 16 teams embellished with top stars like Brodie Retallick, Dan Carter, David Pocock, Damian De Allende and Samu Kerevi, crowds and interest had been so...

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