Nathan Hughes made a surprise admission about his future after playing his final game for Bristol Bears on Saturday.
The number eight was thought to be joining French Top 14 side Clermont Auvergne after calling time on his three-year spell at Ashton Gate, but instead the Fiji-born England international is heading to the Far East, without naming which club he will be joining.
"I’m going to Japan," he revealed to PRTV after Bears' 42-19 defeat at Sale Sharks on the final day of the Gallagher Premiership campaign.