All Blacks centre Benson Stanley to quit Clermont Auvergne
Thursday 29 December 2016 13:38, UK
New Zealand centre Benson Stanley will quit Top 14 leaders Clermont at the end of the season after electing not to take up an option for a fifth year in France.
"If I want to carry on playing it will not be here," the Sports Auvergne media portal quoted the 32-year-old as saying.
Stanley, who won three caps for the All Blacks, joined Clermont in 2012 and his four-year deal runs out at the end of this campaign, although he had the option of agreeing a one-year extension.
Clermont have already seen former All Blacks wing Hosea Gear join Lyon on a short-term deal after the 32-year-old failed to hold down a regular place in the side.
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Lyon want Gear to make up for the absence of injured quartet Franck Romanet, Napolioni Nalaga, Henry Clunies-Ross and Jone Tuva.
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