Julian Savea is not returning to Wellington for the Hurricanes next season

Blockbusting wing Julian Savea is not returning to Wellington to play for the Hurricanes next season.

Former Hurricanes outside back Cory Jane, who is renowned for being a joker, got the hopes of some fans up on Saturday.

With the five Kiwi franchises set to reveal their final few signings on Tuesday night, Jane seized on the opportunity to prank fans into thinking Savea, who played 116 games for the Canes between 2011-2018, was leaving Toulon and returning home.

Jane tweeted gotta let the cat out of the bag but can't wait to see you (@juliansavea7) back with the Canes this season.

Gotta let the cat out of the bag but can’t wait to see you ( @juliansavea7 ) back with the canes this season 👍🏻 https://t.co/u0eZbNud8c

— Cory Jane (@CoryJane1080) November 9, 2019

Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee has confirmed to Stuff.co there was no truth to Jane's tweet, calling the Wellington assistant coach a "comedian".

Source: Stuff.Co

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