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Wallabies legend Will Genia announces his retirement
Wallabies legend and former Hanazono Kintetsu Liners star Will Genia has announced his retirement at the age of 37. Genia and his...

Mark Pickering
Aug 212 min read


Genia and Cooper to make coaching bow against Mo’unga’s champions
Former Wallabies stars Will Genia and Quade Cooper will make their coaching bow for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners against Richie Mo’unga’s...

Mark Pickering
Aug 82 min read


Toutai Kefu takes new head coach role after leading First Nations and Pasifika
Former Wallabies star and ex-Tonga head coach Toutai Kefu has been appointed as the new head coach at division two side...

Mark Pickering
Jul 292 min read


Wallabies greats Will Genia and Quade Cooper return to Kintetsu Liners as coaches
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners’ former superstar half-back pairing of Will Genia and Quade Cooper have rejoined the division two side as...

Mark Pickering
Jul 292 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 232 min read


Japan XV to host Australia A in October
The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and Rugby Australia today announced that a fixture between Australia A and a Japan XV side will...

Mark Pickering
Jun 272 min read


Pollock is such an exciting player – Samu Kerevi
Urayasu D-Rocks centre Samu Kerevi has put his hand up for selection for the Wallabies this summer after a fine season in Japan and is...

Mark Pickering
Jun 152 min read


Kintetsu Liners’ Kefu to lead First Nations & Pasifika XV v Lions
Kintetsu Liners’ forwards coach and World Cup-winning Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu will coach the First Nations and Pasifika XV...

Mark Pickering
May 202 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 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


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


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
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