The rugby superstars gunning for Japanese glory
Dave Rennie is aiming to become the latest ex-Wallabies coach to make it big in Japan as he prepares to steer a Kobe Steelers outf…
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12 Dec 2025, 3:46
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All Black Richie Mo’unga aiming for perfect 10 in Japanese farewell
The fifth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off in Tokyo next week, with the Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo playmaker attempting …
Matt McILraith
04 Dec 2025, 3:41
Player of the Year trend reflects well on top Japanese league
Japan's Rugby League One is celebrating a hat-trick of World Rugby Player of the Year awards after Kubota Spears hooker Malcolm Ma…
Jon Newcombe
26 Nov 2025, 1:18
Savea return guarantees blockbuster start to Japan Rugby League One season
Ardie Savea will face off against Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx and the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay on the opening weekend o…
Matt McILraith
01 Aug 2025, 3:00
Super Rugby boss rules out Japan or US teams
Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos has ruled out involvement by teams from Japan or the US in Super Rugby in the near future.
AAP
26 Sep 2022, 0:53
Opinion
Super Rugby Pacific can become a better competition than its predecessors
In case it wasn't already clear to the governing bodies of Super Rugby, an evenly contested, unpredictable competition is a good c…
Tom Vinicombe
14 May 2022, 0:26
Analysis
How Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika compare to past expansion teams
Super Rugby Pacific's two new expansion sides have faced very different introductions to the competition in 2022.
Tom Vinicombe
17 Mar 2022, 4:41
Japan fight off staunch Sunwolves effort in British and Irish Lions warm-up clash
In their first match since their famous run to the 2019 World Cup quarter-finals, Japan overcame a staunch Sunwolves side in Shizu…
Alex McLeod
13 Jun 2021, 17:24
World Cup stars return as Jamie Joseph confirms Japan squad to face British and Irish Lions
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named a raft of 2019 World Cup heroes in his 36-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions in…
Alex McLeod
23 May 2021, 22:24
Sunwolves set for surprise return for one-off clash against a Japan XV next month
The Sunwolves are set for a surprise return to action against a Japan XV next month more than a year after their axing from Super …
Alex McLeod
06 May 2021, 20:56
Former Sunwolves star returns home to Australia as he aims for Wallabies selection
A former Sunwolves star has signed a two-year deal with the Waratahs as he aims to stake a claim in Dave Rennie's Wallabies squad.
Alex McLeod
13 Apr 2021, 21:32
How an Instagram message from Tony Brown changed the trajectory of Jamie Booth's career
For the first four years of Jamie Booth’s Super Rugby career, the Manawatu halfback struggled to lock down anything beyond a one…
Tom Vinicombe
15 Sep 2020, 19:59
Ex-Wallaby says it would be 'crazy' not to welcome a Japanese team into revamped Super Rugby
An ex-Wallabies star says it would be "crazy" not to consider having a Japanese team in a revamped Australian Super Rugby competit…
AAP
21 Jul 2020, 22:09
Report: Japanese executive pushing for Top League inclusion in new Southern Hemisphere competition
As the war of words rages on between New Zealand and Australia over the future of a revamped Super Rugby competition, Japan has ex…
Alex McLeod
19 Jul 2020, 22:59
'There's a chance you might not play rugby again': Bryn Gatland's journey from heartbreak to Highlanders hero
Last year, Bryn Gatland suffered a horrific foot injury so severe that there were very real fears that the first five’s professi…
Tom Vinicombe
16 Jun 2020, 19:46
SA killed off Sunwolves as revenge for World Cup vote
Former Sunwolves coach Tony Brown has taken another swipe at South African rugby for what he says was a vindictive move to shut do…
AAP
08 Jun 2020, 1:10
