Stade Francais announce Naivalu signing
Sefa Naivalu is heading for Paris on a three-year deal with French giants Stade Francais announcing the deal on Thursday morning.
Ten-Test winger Naivalu, who has played for the Rebels and Reds in Super Rugby, will arrive in the Paris capital after this year's World Cup, planning to stay there through to 2022.
Stade Francais announced the contract on Twitter on Thursday morning.
The English translation of the tweet reads: "The Club is proud to announce the signature of the international winger Sefanaia naivalu for 3 seasons in the capital! Welcome to Paris Sefa ⚡⚡⚡ ."
✍ #Officiel Le club est fier d'annoncer la signature de l'ailier international 🇦🇺 Sefanaia Naivalu pour 3 saisons dans la capitale !
— Stade Français Paris (@SFParisRugby) March 20, 2019
Welcome to Paris Sefa ⚡⚡⚡ #SFParis pic.twitter.com/2fdBKTot4Z
The news will not come as a major shock, with speculation of Naivalu's post-World Cup departure reported last month.
Naivalu joins Nick Phipps, Curtis Rona, Sam Carter among the capped Wallabies set to head overseas after this year's Japan tournament.
