Former Kubota Spears fly-half Bernard Foley and ex-NEC Green Rockets scrum-half Nick Phipps have returned to the Waratahs, 12 years after leading the Australian club to its maiden Super Rugby title. Foley, 36, left Kubota Spears in the summer after seven seasons with the Funabashi-based side. He graced three League One finals and led Frans Ludeke’s team to title glory in 2023. The Sydney native, who spent a year with Black Rams Tokyo in the Top League from 2015-2016, made 88

Former Wallabies scrum-half and World Cup runner-up Nick Phipps has left division two side NEC Green Rockets after four years in Japan. Ex-NEC captain Phipps, 37, made three appearances this year in an injury-hit season as Greg Cooper’s Chiba-based side, whose ownership and management will transfer from NEC to JR East Japan Railway Company in July, finished in fourth-place. The Australian stalwart made 36 appearances for the former division one side and is among an 11-strong

Division two side NEC Green Rockets has announced that their ex-Japan international Amanaki Lotoahea was arrested on suspicion of assault on Sunday March 8. Tonga-born centre Lotoahea, 35, who has eight caps for Japan after qualifying on residency grounds, has scored two tries in four appearances this season. The former Black Rams Tokyo back was arrested after reportedly assaulting a restaurant employee on the street in Shibuya while being intoxicated. Rotoahea was believed t

Former NEC Green Rockets lock Jake Ball has completed his retirement u-turn by signing a deal to return to Welsh URC outfit Scarlets for...

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

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

Japan international Lomano Lemeki starred for NEC Green Rockets in division two with 6 tries last season. The Auckland-born utility back...