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Canadian forward Tyler Ardron appears set to join Super Rugby’s Chiefs in New Zealand.

The Ospreys said Monday that the 25-year-old from Lakefield, Ont., is leaving the Welsh club at the end of the season. On Wednesday, Canadian national team Mark Anscombe confirmed reports that Ardron was headed to the Southern Hemisphere and the Chiefs.

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Super Rugby, which features teams in Australia, Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa, is widely seen as the best club circuit in world rugby.

“That competition will be one that will suit him and take his game to the next level,” said Anscombe, a New Zealander. “You look at the company he’s going to be keeping, training with and playing against every week. When you’re in that environment, you can only improve.”

The move has yet to be officially announced by the Hamilton-based Chiefs.

Should Ardron play in Super Rugby, the back-rower would follow in the footsteps of fellow Canadians Jebb Sinclair and Christian Stewart, who played for South African teams.