1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (369+ words) Springboks scrum-half Grant Williams has signed for League One champions Kobe Steelers. The Sharks" speedster, 29, who can also play on the wing, will arrive this Autumn following South Africa"s Nations Championship campaign. The 2023 World Cup winner starts for his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (443+ words) World Cup-winning All Black Andy Ellis is set to replace new All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie at League One champions Kobe Steelers, Rugby JP. com can exclusively reveal. The 2011 World Cup winner, who kicked the ball out to seal…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (237+ words) Former Saitama Wild Knights wing Marika Koroibete has joined Indian sevens side Chennai Bulls on a lucrative short-term deal. Koroibete, 33, who scored three tries this season for the third-place play-off winners, will play for his new side in the second…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (785+ words) Japan captain Warner Dearns and Moana Pasifika hooker Mamoru Harada will both return to Japan Rugby League One duty next season, their parent club Toshiba Brave Lupus officially announced on Thursday. Hurricanes lock Dearns, 23, has been a standout performer for…...

2+ week, 57+ min ago  (455+ words) Leinster's all-time record try scorer James Lowe is set to replace Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe at League One outfit Suntory Sungoliath, according to Irish outlet The 42. " New Zealand-born Lowe, 33, confirmed his departure from the provincial side after nine years in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (485+ words) Tonga legend Siale Piutau is already looking ahead to his 22nd season in the pro game after his campaign for division two's surprise package Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks was derailed by injuries. Ex-Bristol Bears star Piutau, 40, whose younger brother Charles has…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (290+ words) Japan-qualified Top 14 wing Toshi Butlin is eying a move to a Japan Rugby League One club to kickstart his Test rugby career, according to French newspaper La R'publique des Pyr'n'es. The 21-year-old Brisbane native'has spent three seasons in French club…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (678+ words) Yokohama Canon Eagles captain Jesse Kriel has vowed to stay in Japan until he leads the Kanagawa club to League One glory. The double World Cup winner is the club's first foreign-born captain and reflected on a testing campaign in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (415+ words) Japan full-back Yoshitaka Yazaki has cut short his overseas excursion in Australia due to sustaining a minor knee injury, Rugby JP can exclusively reveal. Yazaki, who turned 22 in May, made his Brave Blossoms debut against England in 2024 and has won…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (941+ words) Kubota Spears overpowered defending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus 26-3 in the League One quarter-finals as Richie Mo'unga's bid for an unprecedented 'three-peat' was ended by Bernard Foley and Malcolm Marx's 2023 winners. In an absorbing encounter at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Frans…...