Japanese international back-rower Takashi Kikutani has begun training with Saracens.
Capped 66 times by the Cherry Blossoms, the 33-year-old number eight will join the Men in Black "for several months", according to the club's website.
Kikutani recently featured in Japan’s autumn international series and played against Saracens back-rower Kelly Brown at Murrayfield.
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