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Kurt-Lee Arendse among 20 players leaving Dynaboars
Glenn Delaney’s Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars announced their outgoing players after concluding their season with an away...

Mark Pickering
May 91 min read


RugbyJP.com Gossip Column
Welcome to the latest edition of RugbyJP.com ’s Gossip Column as we round-up all the latest news, transfer rumours, departures and...

Mark Pickering
Apr 162 min read


League One stars as viral toy figures
RugbyJP transformed four League One stars into toy figures in the latest online AI trend. These images were created using AI. Which one...

Mark Pickering
Apr 101 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Kerevi eyes Lions series in Australia
Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi has held his hand up for selection for the Wallabies’ series against the British and Irish Lions this...

Mark Pickering
Mar 182 min read


Japan-based ANZAC XV to face British & Irish Lions
RugbyJP has picked a Japan-based ANZAC XV to face the British and Irish Lions in Australia this summer. The trans-Tasman team will be...

Mark Pickering
Feb 281 min read


Michael Hooper - I'll bring energy and enjoyment to Toyota
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper will make his League One return for Toyota Verblitz on Saturday after being named in their...

Mark Pickering
Feb 212 min read


Injury update on Pieter-Steph du Toit
World Rugby Player of The Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has undergone shoulder surgery in South Africa and will be sidelined until at least...

Mark Pickering
Jan 222 min read


VIDEO - Best of Digby Ioane
Ex-Wallabies star Digby Ioane spent two seasons at Panasonic Wild Knights from 2017-2019. Watch the best highlights below from his spell...

Mark Pickering
Jan 221 min read


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Black Rams star Isaac Lucas
Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo fly-half Isaac Lucas spoke to RugbyJP.com following the Komazawa side’s impressive 59 – 22 victory over Toshiba...

Mark Pickering
Nov 28, 20245 min read


NSW Waratahs announce team to play Kubota on Friday
Super Rugby Pacific side NSW Waratahs has announced their team to play former League One champions Kubota Spears at Spears Edoriku Field...

Mark Pickering
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Suntory’s Sean McMahon ‘super excited’ to return
Fit-again Suntory Sungoliath star Sean McMahon recently made his long-awaited return from injury during the club's pre-season clash...

Mark Pickering
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Toyota Verblitz signs Australia U20s captain
Cash-rich Toyota Verblitz has signed Australia U20s captain Toby Macpherson on a season-long loan deal from Super Rugby Pacific side ACT...

Mark Pickering
Nov 8, 20242 min read


VIDEO - Best of Sean McMahon in Japan
Former Wallabies star Sean McMahon has played for Suntory Sungoliath since 2017.

Mark Pickering
Nov 3, 20241 min read


VIDEO - Best of Isaac Lucas in Japan
Australian fly-half Isaac Lucas, 25, has been a key player for Black Rams Tokyo since joining in 2021 and is close to qualifying to play...

Mark Pickering
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Ex-Wallabies star to captain Wayne Pivac’s Green Rockets
Wayne Pivac’s division two outfit NEC Green Rockets has appointed former Australian scrum-half Nick Phipps as their captain for the...

Mark Pickering
Oct 17, 20242 min read


VIDEO - Best of Matt Giteau in Japan
Former Wallabies star Matt Giteau played for Top League side Suntory Sungoliath from 2017-2020

Mark Pickering
Oct 17, 20241 min read


VIDEO - Every Israel Folau try in Japan
Urayasu D-Rocks wing Israel Folau has spent three seasons in Japan. Ex-Wallabies star Folau, 35, helped his team earn promotion to...

Mark Pickering
Oct 11, 20241 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Nick Phipps signs 2-year extension at NEC Green Rockets
Australian scrum-half Nick Phipps has signed a two-year contract extension at division two side NEC Green Rockets, RugbyJP.com can...

Mark Pickering
Oct 5, 20243 min read


Yakult’s Moses Jones to undergo knee surgery
Yakult Levins Toda full-back Moses Jones has been ruled out for most of the 2024-25 season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament...

Mark Pickering
Sep 29, 20241 min read


VIDEO - Every Bernard Foley try in L1 2023-24
Kubota Spears' 2015 RWC runner-up Bernard Foley scored five tries in eight games in League One last season. Foley, 35, joined Kubota in...

Mark Pickering
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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