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Jamie Joseph names nine debutants in Japan team to face Uruguay

Jamie Joseph has named nine debutants in his Brave Blossoms side to take on Uruguay this weekend ahead of Japan's test series agai…

Alex McLeod

16 Jun 2022, 23:00

Japan name squad to play Wallabies, Ireland, Portugal and Scotland

Japan coach Jamie Joseph has named 10 uncapped players in his 37-man squad for internationals against Australia, Ireland, Portugal…

AAP

12 Oct 2021, 14:38

Japan name 21 uncapped players in 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his first squad since the 2019 World Cup ahead of the nation's historic clash with the Bri…

Alex McLeod

13 Apr 2021, 20:58

Ireland and Scotland's Japan RWC fear factor should be escalating

Forget the talk about Argentina and Fiji, Jamie Joseph's in-form and improving Japan are the real Rugby World Cup dark horse to wa…

Alex Shaw

03 Aug 2019, 9:27

Japan faces eligibility and injury issues as squad named for Pacific Nations Cup

Coach Jamie Joseph has whittled down his 42-man World Cup training squad to 31 for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. A number of t…

Online Editors

17 Jul 2019, 16:35

Three South African born players in Japan's 23-man training squad

Japan included three South African-born players in their World Cup training squad. Former Bulls duo Pieter Labuschagne and Gran…

Online Editors

26 Jan 2019, 10:37

Match Report - Sunwolves shock the Bulls for historic first Sinagpore win

The Sunwolves, with a handful of former Bulls players, recorded historic back-to-back victories over the Pretoria-based Bulls.

Online Editors

30 Jun 2018, 9:15

Sunwolves looking for stability – Super Rugby 2018 Preview

Three seasons into the Sunwolves experiment and there are already concerns about the long-term future of a Japan-based side in Sup…

Ben Smith

12 Feb 2018, 20:37