All Blacks great Sir John Kirwan believes TJ Perenara shouldn't be re-signed by New Zealand Rugby when he returns from Japan.
Perenara, the All Blacks halfback and former Hurricanes co-captain, is currently plying his trade in the Japanese Top League with the Red Hurricanes, choosing to take up the short term contract overseas late last year.
Perenara and fellow high profile signing Springbok Makazole Mapimpi have rejuvenated the Japanese minnows, who have long been underdogs in the league.
Despite the team's progress and Peranara's influential performance, the Red Hurricanes were still unable to beat the Yamaha Jubilo – one of the tougher teams in the competition – over the weekend, falling to a 33-21 defeat.
Perenara, who is contracted with NZ Rugby until the end of the 2021 season, said last year that his Japanese sabbatical "doesn't mean it's the end for me" in New Zealand.