New Zealand A and Counties Manukau loose forward Koula Tukino has been granted a year-long release from the Super 12 Chiefs rugby squad and will return home to Tonga for personal reasons.
Tukino and the NZRFU would not elaborate on the 23-year-old's surprise departure.
Rugby: Tukino takes year out of Super 12
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