All Blacks XV squad members Oli Jager, Isaia Walker-Leawere and Asafo Aumua have left Japan and returned to New Zealand for personal reasons.
They have been replaced by George Dyer, George Bell and Aidan Ross.
The announcement about tighthead prop Jager, lock Walker-Leawere and hooker Aumua returning home was made on social media on Tuesday.
The departure of the three players means they won’t play in the two-game tour. A NZ Rugby spokesperson confirmed they left for personal reasons. They farewelled the squad before the first match against a Japan XV in Tokyo last Saturday….
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