All Blacks v Italy: Harry Plummer’s exit another blow to New Zealand playmaking stocks - Liam Napier

THREE KEY FACTS 2023 Super Rugby winner Harry Plummer has signed with French club Clermont on a three-year deal Despite his All Blacks debut, Plummer faces stiff competition for game time Plummer’s move to France highlights the erosion of depth in New Zealand rugby Liam Napier has been a sports journalist since 2010, and his work has taken him to World Cups in rugby, netball and cricket, boxing world title fights and Commonwealth Games. OPINION Losing Harry Plummer to France won’t immediately shake New Zealand Rugby ’s foundations to the core but it is a more significant blow than many may grasp at first..