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Japan's unlikely leader who turned down the All Blacks

Headline via BBC Sport · first report 14 Nov, 13:52 IST, latest 14 Nov, 18:15 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from BBC Sport at 14 Nov, 13:52 IST; the latest is from Sky Sports at 14 Nov, 18:15 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report14 Nov, 13:52 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 18:15 IST
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Warner Dearns did not want to go to Japan as a teenager. Now he is determined to stay and do his adopted country proud.

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