Japan flyhalf Miller to call it a day

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan international flyhalf Andrew Miller (in photo taken on Oct. 23) said Oct. 24 he will retire at the end of this season and return to New Zealand. ''I've played in Japan for six years now and I think the time has come to end my rugby career and go home and do something new,'' said the 31-year-old whose current contract with Japanese corporate side Kobe Steel expires in March 2004.

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