Springbok flank Pieter-Steph du Toit could reportedly make a return to South Africa from Japan months before next year’s Rugby World Cup.
Former Vodacom Bulls head coach and England assistant coach John Mitchell will return to Test rugby under Japan head coach Jamie Joseph.
Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper channeled his inner NFL player as he threw an incredible cross-field pass during a Japan League One match this weekend.
A wing in the Japanese league failed to score what should’ve been a regulation touch-down because he tried a fancy move on the tryline and got shoved back in a last-ditch tackle.
Selvyn Davids fought off the attention of four defenders trying to hold him up in the build-up to JC Pretorius’ try in the Blitzboks’ win over Japan on Friday.
England’s Owen Farrell will play his 100th Test against the Wallabies this weekend, following confirmation from the British & Irish Lions that their game against Japan earlier this year will not be given Test status.
Ireland avenged their 2019 Rugby World Cup loss against Japan, putting in an all-court performance to dismantle the Brave Blossoms in Dublin on Saturday.
Veteran flank Lappies Labuschagne has been named Japan captain for their Test against the Wallabies in Oita on Saturday.
Elton Jantjies will return to Japan after signing a deal to play for the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, where he will link up with his former boss Johan Ackermann.
Take a look at the match-day squads for Saturday’s first-ever encounter between Japan and the British & Irish Lions, who will play their first game on home soil since 2005. (more…)
