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The tail now wags the dog on sabbaticals

OPINION: Picking and choosing when to play, when to take time off is very odd in sport.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 25 Oct 2022

Definition of a sabbatical: An extended time away from work that is granted to an employee for varying purposes while maintaining their status as an existing employee.

The latest greatness All Black to be granted one of these is Ardie Savea who will take off after next year’s Rugby World Cup to

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Martin Devlin Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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