By MARK CASHMAN

His time in Japan with Toyota Verblitz was cut short by the Covid-19 Pandemic but Angus Sinclair reckons he has come back to Northern Suburbs a better footballer.

Rubbing shoulders with the likes of former All Blacks skipper Kieran Read and Springboks Gio Aplon and Willie le Roux as well as the celebrated Japanese international Kazuki Himeno taught the 30-year-old flyhalf a lot about how to get the best out of himself.

“In many cases it’s just the little things in an environment like that that make the difference,” Sinclair said.

“Like having the time to recover from games and training and being able to work on your core skills like kicking and passing.