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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


EXCLUSIVE - Pieter-Steph du Toit to miss Toyota's run-in
World Player of The Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has returned to Japan and club duty with relegation candidates Toyota Verblitz but will not...

Mark Pickering
May 12 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Nohamba retains hopes of Boks call-up
Shizuoka Blue Revs scrum-half Sanele Nohamba still has hopes of donning a Springboks jersey after leaving his homeland to take up a...

Mark Pickering
Apr 192 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


South African Friedle Olivier joins the Dynaboars
League One surprise package Mitsubishi Dynaboars has signed experienced South African flanker Friedle Olivier until the end of the...

Mark Pickering
Mar 262 min read


Faf de Klerk returns to SA for surgery
Yokohama Canon Eagles scrum-half Faf de Klerk has returned home to South Africa to undergo surgery on his right hand. The two-time World...

Mark Pickering
Mar 242 min read


Pieter-Steph du Toit set to return to Toyota in April
World Player of The Year Pieter-Steph du Toit is set to return to Japan in mid-April as he steps up his recover from shoulder surgery....

Mark Pickering
Mar 212 min read


Shizuoka’s South African starlet undergoes surgery
Shizuoka Blue Revs starlet Damian Markus has undergone surgery and will miss the rest of the League One season. Markus, 21, whose wonder...

Mark Pickering
Feb 251 min read


Brendan Owen – League One level is high
South African full-back Brendan Owen shone for Yokohama Canon Eagles on his League One debut against unbeaten leaders Saitama Wild...

Mark Pickering
Feb 192 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Pieter-Steph du Toit deregistered by Toyota Verblitz
World Rugby Player of The Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has been deregistered by Toyota Verblitz after undergoing shoulder surgery in South...

Mark Pickering
Jan 282 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


5 League One Rookies to Watch
RugbyJP has picked five League One rookies to keep tabs on this season. 1. Pierich Siebert – Suntory Sungoliath (South Africa) Position:...

Mark Pickering
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Boks sevens ace to join fourth tier side
Springboks'Â sevens star Shaun Williams will join fourth tier Japanese outfit Akita Northern Bullets in 2025. Scrum-half Williams, 26,...

Mark Pickering
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Boks star Kurt-Lee Arendse keen to extend Japan stay with the Dynaboars
Springboks superstar Kurt-Lee Arendse was unveiled by League One outfit Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Kanagawa on Wednesday morning....

Mark Pickering
Nov 27, 20244 min read


VIDEO - Best of Kwagga Smith in Japan
Best of South African star Kwagga Smith in Japan (2018 - 2024) for Shizuoka Blue Revs.

Mark Pickering
Nov 16, 20241 min read


Yokohama’s Faf de Klerk is back in Japan
Yokohama Canon Eagles’s double World Cup-winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk is back in Japan. The 32-year-old Springboks star last played in...

Mark Pickering
Nov 12, 20242 min read


VIDEO - Best of Andre Esterhuizen in Japan
Springboks centre Andre Esterhuizen played for Munakata Sanix Blues from 2017-2020 in Top League in Japan.

Mark Pickering
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Suntory Sungoliath eye Handre Pollard signing
Suntory Sungoliath are chasing the signing of South Africa’s double World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard, according to reports. The...

Mark Pickering
Oct 26, 20243 min read


Mitsubishi Dynaboars unveils Springboks star Kurt-Lee Arendse
Mitsubishi Dynaboars has finally unveiled Springspoks wing Kurt-Lee Arendse as their latest signing and one of the highest-profile...

Mark Pickering
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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