Former Wallabies star Israel Folau has been named to start his second Japan Rugby League One match after impressing in his competition debut last weekend.
An All Blacks star headlined an array of international recruits who played in the second round of the Top League over the weekend.
The Kobe region in Japan is renowned for its exceptionally high quality (and equally as expensive) cuts of beef, but soon the local rugby team could be the talk of the world thanks to how quickly they’re developing into a titanic force.