Wallabies No. 8 Ben McCalman has agreed to a three-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union and Super Rugby side the Western Force in a deal that will allow him to also play in Japan.
The 27-year-old McCalman will be allowed to play one season in Japan's Top League following this year's Rugby World Cup in England.
The flexible contract follows a similar three-year deal given to Wallabies and New South Wales Waratahs five eighth Bernard Foley, who was granted permission to play two seasons in Japan.
McCalman has played 38 tests for Australia, including seven at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played nine tests last year, including every minute of all four Europe tour matches against Wales, France, Ireland and England under new coach Michael Cheika.
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