Burger Odendaal: Northampton sign South African centre after short Wasps stint
Northampton Saints have signed South African centre Burger Odendaal for the 2023-24 season.
The 29-year-old former Bulls skipper joined Wasps ahead of the current campaign but moved to Japanese rugby when they went into administration."The last couple of months have been a crazy time for my family and I," he told the Saints website. "We were just getting used to life in the UK when everything happened with Wasps, and the Premiership from what I experienced so far is a competition filled with great teams, so I'm really looking forward to returning and testing myself in English rugby once again.
"He's very self-aware around his own game, with that typically South African ability to consistently get over the gain line, so we are sure he'll be a great fit for us."
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