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England change five for must-win Japan clash

11 November 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has switched a third of the starting XV that lost to Argentina last week as he looks to earn a job-salvaging win against […]

ENGLAND v JAPAN AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

6 November 2022 0 comments

WIN a pair of tickets to see England v Japan courtesy of Dove Men+Care! It will be only the third time that England have faced […]

Launchbury set for stint in Japan

6 November 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps skipper Joe Launchbury is set to move to Japan on a short-term deal with Toyota Verblitz who […]

Retallick sees red in Japan frightener

30 October 2022 1 comment

Japan……………. 31 New Zealand..38 The All Blacks endured a shaky start to their end of year tour in Japan with Brodie Retallick – who scored […]

Rona leaves Irish to play in Japan

16 October 2022 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS CURTIS Rona has left London Irish to take up an opportunity in Japan. Australia international Rona, 30, who played at wing and centre, […]

Japan, NZ & France looking at Tuilagi

2 October 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler England and Lions star Manu Tuilagi is attracting interest from France, Japan and New […]

Japanese Trask task

2 October 2022 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS EXETER Chiefs playmaker Kaleb Trask is to head to Japan to link up with Mie Heat for the Rugby League One season. “I […]

Hughes heading to Japan

4 September 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Fol low me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former England No.8 Nathan Hughes has secured a move to Japan after being released […]

Return to Japan on the list for Goode

28 August 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with former Premiership and European […]

Japan………………….29 Ireland ………………..10

28 August 2022 1 comment

■By MARK DOCHERTY JAPAN stepped up their World Cup preparations with a win over Ireland to tie the series in Tokyo. The visitors made the […]

Jones hat-trick helps Ireland fight back to see off Japan

21 August 2022 0 comments

Japan ………………22 Ireland ………………57 IRELAND recovered from a 15-point deficit to score nine tries in the first of two Tests against Japan in Shizuoka. Japan […]

Tuilagi set for payday in Japan

14 August 2022 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League after the World Cup […]

Japan look overseas

3 July 2022 0 comments

WHEN Japan lined up against France yesterday, those born in the Land of the Rising Sun found themselves far outnumbered by those from faraway shores. […]

Freddie Burns has signed for Leicester Tigers ahead of 2021-22 Premiership season

Burns set for an offer to finish his career in Japan

19 June 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FREDDIE Burns, who has one more year left to run on his contract with Leicester […]

“Turning Japanese!” Five Reasons Why Rugby Players Are Moving To Japan

5 June 2022 1 comment

Japan is known for its rich culture, unique cuisine, and rugby, a full-contact sport popular in many western countries. Though baseball is the most popular […]

Kruis calls time as a winner in Japan

5 June 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER ENGLAND lock George Kruis has bowed out with another winner’s medal after helping Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights to the inaugural League […]

Springbok Faf de Klerk latest Japan Rugby League One recruit

1 June 2022 1 comment

World Cup winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk will be joining Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles after leaving Sale Sharks at the end of the season. […]

Giants of Japanese rugby meet in final once more

29 May 2022 0 comments

JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE■By BEN JAYCOCK THE heavyweights of Japanese rugby will meet once again after Suntory Sungoliath and Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights won their […]

Eddie Jones continues consultancy role with Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath

5 April 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has controversially continued his consultancy work at Japanese club side Suntory Sungoliath. The news comes two weeks after England finished another disappointing Six […]

Suntory go top as tries roll in across Japan

13 March 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy BEN JAYCOCK TOKYO Suntory Sungoliath moved to the summit of the Japan Rugby League One table after beating Kubota Spears Funabashi Bay Tokyo […]

Faf’s Japan deal set for completion

6 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound a year contract with […]

Mitchell on Japan team for World Cup

20 February 2022 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON WASPS attack coach John Mitchell is to join the Japan coaching set up in preparation for the 2023 World Cup in France.The […]

Folau’s back with try double in Japan debut

9 January 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy BEN JAYCOCK ISRAEL Folau made an emphatic return to rugby union, scoring a double for his new club Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu in […]

Japan cast their net towards the north

2 January 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAPAN’S newly formed National League One has vowed to raid the northern hemisphere for its best players after the 2023 Rugby World […]

Amor gets a big job with Japan 7s

2 January 2022 0 comments

FORMER England men’s 15s assistant coach Simon Amor has been appointed technical director of Japan Sevens. Japan disappointed at their home Olympics in Tokyo in […]

Japan beckons for wing Taqele

28 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Naiyaravoro NORTHAMPTON Saints winger Taqele Naiyaravoro could be heading to Japan at the end of the season […]

Japan beckons for Sale’s Solomona

21 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: SolomonaFORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future with Sale Sharks as Alex […]

Eason selects strongest line-up for Japan

14 November 2021 1 comment

Preview… Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pmSCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that defeated Ireland in their Women’s […]

Lions Board deny Japan match Test status

14 November 2021 2 comments

THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th Test cap yesterday against […]

Rugby’s new Superstar is Japanese, meet Kazuki Himeno

13 November 2021 0 comments

There’s no question that Japan is becoming more well-known for its amazing Japanese rugby players that seem to burst out of nowhere. More recently, a […]

Japan has a yen for showing clubs matter

31 October 2021 2 comments

CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer to cricket’s IPL has […]

‘Rusty’ Wallabies pass test in Japan

24 October 2021 0 comments

AUSTRALIA held on to beat Japan 32-23 to claim their fifth successive win before their autumn tour of Europe. The Wallabies now face matches against […]

Japan cash could force marquee men u-turn

10 October 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Fears over the future contracts of France’s internationals have raised the spectre of a marquee player system in the Top 14 and […]

Finn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m

26 September 2021 0 comments

FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining two years of his […]

Exclusive: Ex-Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney gets job in Japan

19 September 2021 0 comments

GLENN Delaney has landed a job in Japan, four months after leaving his position as head coach of Scarlets. The 47-year-old New Zealander is currently […]

Josh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan

12 September 2021 0 comments

JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns’ former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper predicted last month. Bath […]

Northampton Saints full-back Harry Mallinder is off to Japan

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

Dai fears more will follow Hill to riches in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRABy ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF director of rugby Dai Young admits he is concerned more players could follow Cory Hill out of Welsh rugby’s exit […]

Mallinder off to Japan for gig at No.10

25 July 2021 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Saints playmaker Harry Mallinder is off to Japan in search of more regular playing time in the Top League.The 25-year-old, son of former Saints […]

Ireland include several senior players for Japan clash

1 July 2021 1 comment

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named an experienced squad to take on Japan, with captain James Ryan cleared to play. Ryan had missed the […]

Lions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good

27 June 2021 0 comments

THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for little compared with the […]

British & Irish Lions squad to play Japan

British & Irish Lions name team to take on Japan in 1888 Cup

22 June 2021 1 comment

Head coach Warren Gatland has named his British & Irish Lions squad to take on Japan at Murrayfield

Japan will give Lions real workout | Jeremy Guscott

20 June 2021 0 comments

I have always liked change for the right reasons, and the Lions having a game against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday before they leave to […]

Wales fear more will follow Cory Hill to Japan

20 June 2021 0 comments

WALES run the risk of more senior players sacrificing their Test careers for pots of Japanese gold. Cory Hill’s abrupt removal from the national squad […]

Japan changing the game to attain top tier status

30 May 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES RUGBY in Japan is preparing for a shakeup next year designed to make its top league fully professional, broaden its financial base […]

Why can’t Japan find home-grown internationals? | Nick Cain

30 May 2021 0 comments

There are 19 foreign-born players named by head coach Jamie Joseph in his Japan squad to tour Europe this summer

Panasonic Wild Knights centre Hadleigh Parkes

Japan have the pace to burn Gatland’s Lions says Parkes

28 May 2021 0 comments

The Top League title-winner with Panasonic Wild Knights has seen enough to know the Lions would be dangerous to underestimate Japan

Watch out world, game in Japan will sky rocket | Shane Williams

23 May 2021 0 comments

WHEN I moved to Japan in 2012 to play for Mitsubishi Dynaboars, I was one of the first northern hemisphere players to try their luck in the […]

Kruis looks to get Savage in Japan

23 May 2021 0 comments

TOP LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW THERE are 5954 miles between London and Tokyo, yet two Englishmen hold the key to today’s Top League final between the Panasonic […]