All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino has returned to New Zealand ahead of the Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Sydney on Saturday to deal with a "personal matter"
Jerome Kaino and wife Diana. Pic/ Getty Images
All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino has returned to New Zealand ahead of the Rugby Championship Test against Australia in Sydney on Saturday to deal with a "personal matter".
Tara Pokarier
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed in a statement that Kaino had returned home after the Daily Telegraph newspaper in Sydney claimed Kaino was having an affair with a 24-year-old Canberra model Tara Pokarier. Kaino, 34, was a surprise omission from the match-day 23 when the New Zealand Test team was named on Thursday. "NZR cannot comment at this stage on what is the personal matters, but we feel for all of those affected," chief executive Steve Tew said.
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