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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapan Rugby League One: Round 11
Two of the traditional titans of the Japanese domestic game meet when Match Day 11 of Japan Rugby League One kicks...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoVunipola has his eye on Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Options: Vunipola Saracens No 8. Billy Vunipola has been looking to see what options are...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoIs Rugby Popular in Japan?
Rugby has become very popular in Japan in recent years. The country has a professional rugby union league, called the Top...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoCheika cuts links with Japanese outfit
ON THE BLINDSIDE Michael Cheika has parted company with Japanese outfit NEC Green Rockets, where he was director of rugby after...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapan Rugby League One Preview: Round Eight
Springbok star Faf de Klerk is back in business as Yokohama Canon Eagles host Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in the most...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSutherland eyes Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scotland and Lions loosehead prop Rory Sutherland is talking to Kobelco Kobe Steelers about a...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoJapan Rugby League One: Round Five Preview
The return of a fresh Springbok Malcolm Marx is probably the last thing a bruised Kobelco Kobe Steelers need as the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapanese interested in taking Williams back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Wales fly-half Owen Williams is a target for Japanese...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoBig names will help the game develop in Japan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE season kicked off in Japan yesterday and I was delighted to see my old...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoJapanese League One round-up: Champions fight for opening win
By BEN JAYCOCK Champions Saitama Wild Knights kicked off their title defence with a gritty 22-19 comeback win over Brave Lupus...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHougaard’s ‘no’ to Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps and Worcester scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to turn down the chance of...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoToulon’s Kolbe has Japan in his sights
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FIFTEEN months ago, news of Cheslin Kolbe’s switch from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon delivered an...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSteward puts England on road to resurrection as Japan fall apart
By NICK CAIN England ............................. 52pts Tries: Steward 12, Smith 24, 74; Porter 40, 50; Genge 48, Penalty 70 Conversions: Farrell...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoEngland change five for must-win Japan clash
Eddie Jones has switched a third of the starting XV that lost to Argentina last week as he looks to earn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoENGLAND v JAPAN AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to see England v Japan courtesy of Dove Men+Care! It will be only the third time...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLaunchbury set for stint in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps skipper Joe Launchbury is set to move to Japan on a short-term deal...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoRetallick sees red in Japan frightener
Japan................ 31 New Zealand..38 The All Blacks endured a shaky start to their end of year tour in Japan with Brodie...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRona leaves Irish to play in Japan
RUGBY SHORTS CURTIS Rona has left London Irish to take up an opportunity in Japan. Australia international Rona, 30, who played...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapan, NZ & France looking at Tuilagi
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler England and Lions star Manu Tuilagi is attracting interest from...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJapanese Trask task
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER Chiefs playmaker Kaleb Trask is to head to Japan to link up with Mie Heat for the Rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHughes heading to Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Fol low me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former England No.8 Nathan Hughes has secured a move to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoReturn to Japan on the list for Goode
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoJapan………………….29 Ireland ………………..10
■By MARK DOCHERTY JAPAN stepped up their World Cup preparations with a win over Ireland to tie the series in Tokyo....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJones hat-trick helps Ireland fight back to see off Japan
Japan ..................22 Ireland ..................57 IRELAND recovered from a 15-point deficit to score nine tries in the first of two Tests against...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJapan look overseas
WHEN Japan lined up against France yesterday, those born in the Land of the Rising Sun found themselves far outnumbered by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBurns set for an offer to finish his career in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FREDDIE Burns, who has one more year left to run on...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years ago“Turning Japanese!” Five Reasons Why Rugby Players Are Moving To Japan
Japan is known for its rich culture, unique cuisine, and rugby, a full-contact sport popular in many western countries. Though baseball...
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/ 4 years agoKruis calls time as a winner in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER ENGLAND lock George Kruis has bowed out with another winner’s medal after helping Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights...
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/ 4 years agoSpringbok Faf de Klerk latest Japan Rugby League One recruit
World Cup winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk will be joining Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles after leaving Sale Sharks at the...
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/ 4 years agoGiants of Japanese rugby meet in final once more
JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE ■By BEN JAYCOCK THE heavyweights of Japanese rugby will meet once again after Suntory Sungoliath and Saitama...
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/ 4 years agoEddie Jones continues consultancy role with Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath
Eddie Jones has controversially continued his consultancy work at Japanese club side Suntory Sungoliath. The news comes two weeks after England...
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/ 4 years agoSuntory go top as tries roll in across Japan
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK TOKYO Suntory Sungoliath moved to the summit of the Japan Rugby League One table after beating...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFaf’s Japan deal set for completion
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound...
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/ 4 years agoMitchell on Japan team for World Cup
By SAM JACKSON WASPS attack coach John Mitchell is to join the Japan coaching set up in preparation for the 2023...
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/ 5 years agoFolau’s back with try double in Japan debut
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK ISRAEL Folau made an emphatic return to rugby union, scoring a double for his new club...
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/ 5 years agoJapan cast their net towards the north
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAPAN’S newly formed National League One has vowed to raid the northern hemisphere for its best players after...
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/ 5 years agoAmor gets a big job with Japan 7s
FORMER England men’s 15s assistant coach Simon Amor has been appointed technical director of Japan Sevens. Japan disappointed at their home...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJapan beckons for wing Taqele
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Naiyaravoro NORTHAMPTON Saints winger Taqele Naiyaravoro could be heading to Japan at the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJapan beckons for Sale’s Solomona
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future...
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/ 5 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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/ 5 years agoLions Board deny Japan match Test status
THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 5 years agoRugby’s new Superstar is Japanese, meet Kazuki Himeno
There’s no question that Japan is becoming more well-known for its amazing Japanese rugby players that seem to burst out of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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/ 5 years ago‘Rusty’ Wallabies pass test in Japan
AUSTRALIA held on to beat Japan 32-23 to claim their fifth successive win before their autumn tour of Europe. The Wallabies...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoJapan cash could force marquee men u-turn
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fears over the future contracts of France’s internationals have raised the spectre of a marquee player system...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Ex-Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney gets job in Japan
GLENN Delaney has landed a job in Japan, four months after leaving his position as head coach of Scarlets. The 47-year-old...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan
Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?
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