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Barnstorming Wallabies winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has made his return to the NSW Waratahs side to prepare for the final three rounds of the Super Rugby season.
However, Naiyaravoro’s arrival has come at the expense of former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford, who has decided to end his contract at the club and return to New Zealand.
The Waratahs announced the signing of Naiyaravoro last month, with the powerful winger deciding to return to the club where he made his Super Rugby debut after a stint in the UK with the Glasgow Warriors.
After Naiyaravoro’s promising appearance off the bench for the Wallabies against England on Saturday night, where the winger scored his second try in as many Tests, the move looks to be a promising one, even with the loss of Guildford.
Naiyaravoro scored nine tries in his previous 20 appearances with the Waratahs and was a part of the squad which claimed the club’s first Super Rugby title in 2014. The following year was a break-out one for the Fijian-born winger, who, after making his first run-on appearance for NSW, finished in the top five try-scorers for the season.
His new deal ties him to the Waratahs until the end of the 2018 Super Rugby Season.
Guildford, who was capped 11 times by the All Blacks, signed a short-term contract with the Waratahs last September, however, he was hampered during his time in NSW by a broken toe. The injury restricted him to just seven appearances for the season, and he was only able to score the one try against his former club the Crusaders in Christchurch.
Following his exit from the Waratahs, Guildford has signed to play with Tasman in New Zealand’s National Provincial League.
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