All Black exodus bad for European game, says Henry

NEW ZEALAND rugby players taking up lucrative contracts in Europe have been warned by All Blacks manager Graham Henry that they are endangering their international careers.

With high-profile players like Carl Hayman and Chris Jack signing up for English Premiership clubs, fears of a player exodus are growing in New Zealand, and now Henry has weighed in with a thinly veiled warning to players considering a move to Europe.

“It’s a huge problem. I don’t think they’ll develop as well in a club environment compared with an international environment,” Henry said.