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Crusaders Confirm Sevu Reece Exit as Perpignan Unveil Conditional Three-Year Deal

The move depends on Perpignan avoiding relegation from the Top 14 with the club rooted to last after 11 rounds.

Sevu Reece crosses for one of his two tries against Wales in New Zealand's 52-26 win in Cardiff in November

Overview

  • Perpignan president François Rivière told AFP Reece will join next season only if the team remain in the Top 14.
  • The Crusaders confirmed the winger will leave after the 2026 Super Rugby season, with the move planned on a three-year deal.
  • Perpignan sit last with one point from 11 games, six adrift of the relegation play-off spot, so the agreement is not yet secure.
  • A France-based contract would make Reece ineligible for the All Blacks under selection rules, and reports say he accepts that outcome.
  • The 28-year-old 2019 World Cup wing holds the Crusaders try record with 66 and previously had a 2018 Connacht move canceled following a domestic violence guilty plea.