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Manie Libbok’s new club’s pitch is in a dire state
South African World Cup winner Manie Libbok’s new club Kintetsu Liners are in a race against time to fix their damaged pitch in time for...

Mark Pickering
Aug 9, 20252 min read


Yokohama’s Faf de Klerk left out of Boks squad
Yokohama Canon Eagles’ double World Cup-winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk has been overlooked for South Africa’s 37-man squad for the first...

Mark Pickering
Jul 23, 20252 min read


World Cup winner and ex-All Black join division two side
Japanese division two side Hanazono Kintetsu Liners have announced the arrival of World Cup-winning fly-half Manie Libbok and ex-All...

Mark Pickering
Jul 22, 20252 min read


My time in Japan was amazing - Kurt-Lee Arendse
Former Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars star Kurt-Lee Arendse has hailed his League One experience and believes he’s a better player...

Mark Pickering
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Returning Pieter-Steph du Toit starts for Boks v Italy
Toyotz Verblitz’s Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named in South Africa’s new-look starting line-up to face Italy in his first appearance...

Mark Pickering
Jul 9, 20252 min read


Japan to unleash ‘new Kolbe’ against Wales
Japan will hand a debut to Yokohama Canon Eagles wing Kippei Ishida against Wales on Saturday after head coach Eddie Jones...

Mark Pickering
Jul 4, 20252 min read


Faf de Klerk returns to Boks squad v Italy
Yokohama Canon Eagles scrum-half Faf de Klerk has been named among the replacements for the Springboks' Test match against Italy at...

Mark Pickering
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Uncapped wing can be better than Cheslin Kolbe – Jones
Japan head coach Eddie Jones believes that uncapped wing Kippei Ishida has the potential to be a better player than South Africa’s...

Mark Pickering
Jun 25, 20252 min read


Springboks pick 10 League One stars for summer Tests
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has included 10 Japan-based League One stars in his 54-man squad for their summer internationals. SA...

Mark Pickering
Jun 5, 20253 min read


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 9, 20251 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 1, 20252 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 19, 20252 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 16, 20252 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 10, 20251 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 26, 20252 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 24, 20252 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 21, 20252 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 25, 20251 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 19, 20252 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 28, 20252 min read
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