RugbyJP.com has compiled a 12-man list of high-profile Japan Rugby League One players who could potentially switch Test nations in the 2026/2027 season. Toyota's Mark Tele'a and Suntory's Kotaro Matsushima contest a high ball - © JRLO Notes: This is a list of players who have the possibility of changing nations (as it stands) providing they complete a mandatory three-year stand down period from their last Test match. All requests for a change in nationality are subject to app

Kubota Spears full-back Shaun Stevenson has pledged his allegiance to Samoa for his return to Test rugby, RugbyJP.com can exclusively reveal. The 29-year-old full-back played the full 80 minutes in the League One final loss to Dave Rennie’s Kobe Steelers on 7 June despite picking up a leg injury 30 minutes into the first half. One-cap All Black Stevenson made 133 metres for Frans Ludeke’s back-to-back runners up – more than double second-placed Ardie Savea (65m) - and made fi

Former NRL star-turned pro wrestler Daniel Vidot will play for USA’s national rugby league side on Friday in Las Vegas having started his week by wrestling in Tokyo on Monday. Vidot, 36, who is known as Xyon in the squared circle, has become an established name in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) where he recently held the company’s prestigious tag team titles for 101 days with stable mate Oddyssey. The ex-Brisbane Broncos wing competed in an eight-man tag team match on Monday