# Category: Top League (Japan)

## [Ireland and Leinster winger James Lowe agrees deal with new club](https://rugbylad.ie/james-lowe-agrees-deal/)
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...

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## [Quade Cooper Lights Up Japan With Absolutely Outrageous American Football Pass](https://rugbylad.ie/quade-cooper-lights-japan-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...

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## [Former Wallaby Israel Folau Signs Deal To Return To Rugby Union](https://rugbylad.ie/former-wallaby-israel-folau-signs-deal-return-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...

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## [England Stars Owen Farrell & Maro Itoje Wanted In Big Money Moves](https://rugbylad.ie/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...

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## [Beauden Barrett Agrees Bumper Contract With Overseas Club, Ruling Him Out Of All Blacks Selection](https://rugbylad.ie/beauden-barrett-agrees-bumper-contract-overseas-club-ruling-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...

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## [England Star Confirms He’s Leaving Saracens In Big Money Move](https://rugbylad.ie/england-star-confirms-hes-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...

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## [Wales Centre Hadleigh Parkes In Talks For Shock Move Away From Scarlets](https://rugbylad.ie/wales-centre-hadleigh-parkes-talks-shock-move-away-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...

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## [Former Munster Forward Signs For Japanese Top League Side](https://rugbylad.ie/former-munster-forward-signs-japanese-top-league-club/)
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...

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## [Outgoing Wasps Star Willie Le Roux Unveiled By New Club](https://rugbylad.ie/outgoing-wasps-star-willie-le-roux-unveiled-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...

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## [Wallabies Legend Jailed For Almost Three Weeks But Nobody Knew](https://rugbylad.ie/wallabies-legend-jailed-almost-three-weeks-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...