Category: Top League (Japan)

Ireland and Leinster winger James Lowe agrees deal with new club

Done deal. James Lowe is set to bring his nine-year spell in Irish rugby to an end after agreeing a move to Japanese side Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath, according to The...

Quade Cooper Lights Up Japan With Absolutely Outrageous American Football Pass

Incredible. Quade Cooper has never been your typical rugby player. The Australian international has always been a bit of a maverick and while this has sometimes been a hindrance as...

Former Wallaby Israel Folau Signs Deal To Return To Rugby Union

He’s back. Former Wallabies and Waratahs fullback, Israel Folau, will return to rugby in 2022 after signing a deal with Japanese Top League club NTT Communications Shining Arcs. Folau, who...

England Stars Owen Farrell & Maro Itoje Wanted In Big Money Moves

Wanted men. Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje have been placed at the top of the wishlist of Japan’s Top League, according to a report in the Telegraph. The England duo...

Beauden Barrett Agrees Bumper Contract With Overseas Club, Ruling Him Out Of All Blacks Selection

Big bucks. All Blacks superstar Beauden Barrett has agreed a massive £780,000-a-year deal to join Japanese team Suntory Sungoliath, according to an exclusive report by Nik Simon for the Daily...

England Star Confirms He’s Leaving Saracens In Big Money Move

Exit door. England international George Kruis has confirmed he is leaving Saracen for Japan with the lock set to link up with the Panasonic Wild Knights in November. Kruis has...

Wales Centre Hadleigh Parkes In Talks For Shock Move Away From Scarlets

Wanted man. Wales centre Hadleigh Parks is in talks for a shock move away from Scarlets according to a report in The Rugby Paper. Japanese Top League side the Kobe...

Former Munster Forward Signs For Japanese Top League Side

Big move. Former Munster number eight Paddy Butler has signed for Japanese Top League side Yamaha Jubilo on a two-year-deal. Butler represented Munster on 64 occasions before moving to Pau...

Outgoing Wasps Star Willie Le Roux Unveiled By New Club

New signing. Outgoing Wasps fullback Willie le Roux has agreed a deal with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz, coached by former Springboks boss Jake White. It was announced a few months...

Wallabies Legend Jailed For Almost Three Weeks But Nobody Knew

Locked up. It has emerged that Wallabies legend George Smith was arrested in Japan on New Year’s Eve for a drunken incident, and detained for 18 days, with his management...