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

Australia’s dual-code wing Mark Nawaqanitawase has inked a two-year deal with a Japanese division one club, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The 25-year-old Sydney Roosters wing will spend a second season in the NRL this year before moving to Japan as he returns to union to earn a spot at the 2027 World Cup in Australia. Nawaqanitawase has penned a lucrative deal with more than $1 million a season and has resisted offers from France, Jonathan Drennan reported. The form