Eddie Jones confirms he will not lead Japan team
Japan coach Eddie Jones has confirmed that he will step down at the end of the Rugby World Cup and will not be taking charge of the new Japanese Super Rugby franchise. Super Rugby will expand from 15...
View ArticleJapan say they have enough Super Rugby players
A spokesman for the Japanese Super Rugby club says that they remain confident that they will have a team in next year’s Super Rugby tournament and have signed enough players. Reports earlier this week...
View ArticleSANZAR want clarity from Japan on signed players
Super Rugby’s organizing body SANZAR have written a letter to the Japan Rugby Football Union asking for clarity about the numbers and names that they new team have signed. Japan were on track to have a...
View ArticleJapan wait for SANZAR to approve playing squad
Japan’s inclusion in the 2016 Super Rugby tournament is far from being certain as they struggle to sign players and a replacement coach. Japan’s national coach Eddie Jones announced that he would be...
View ArticleTew : Japan Super Rugby bid still not quite there
SANZAR say that they have not given up including Japan in an expanded Super Rugby competition in 2016 – but time in running out for the Japanese. New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew has...
View ArticleSuper Rugby in 2016 likely to have just 16 teams
Japan’s hopes of playing in the 2016 Super Rugbytournament still appear to be doomed but their exit could also force the Southern Kings out of the expanded tournament. The Japanese Rugby Union formed...
View ArticleJapan to play in Super Rugby as the ‘Sunwolves’
SANZAR and the Japanese Super Rugby Association have announced that the new Japanese Super Rugby team will be known as the Sunwolves. The Sunwolves will play in an expanded Super Rugby tournament...
View ArticleFiji coach in line to replace Japan coach Eddie Jones
Fiji coach John McKee is emerging as the favourite replace the current Japanese national team coach Eddie Jones and to take charge of new Japanese Super Rugby franchise the Sunwolves in a dual role....
View ArticleReds sign Japan RWC star Goromaru for Super Rugby
Queensland based Super Rugby franchise the Reds have signed Japan Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru for the 2016 Super Rugby season. The fullback has been signed as a replacement for James O’Connor...
View ArticleSANZAR worried about Super Rugby expansion teams
New Zealand Rugby Boss Steve Tew has admitted that Super Rugby’s organizers SANZAR are nervous about two of the three new teams joining Super Rugby in 2016. Super Rugby will expand from 15 to 18 teams...
View ArticleJapan’s Sunwolves will be ready for Super Rugby
SANZAR’s newly-appointed CEO Andy Marinos has insisted that Japan’s new Super Rugby team the Sunwolves will be ready for the upcoming season. Japan won the bid for the Asian Super Rugby franchise when...
View ArticleHammett linked to Sunwolves Super Rugby job
Former Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett has been linked to the new Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves as their coach. The Sunwolves will join Super Rugby as the 18th and Asian team from February with...
View ArticleHammett confirmed as Sunwolves Super Rugby coach
Former Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett has been confirmed as Japan’s Sunwolves Super Rugby coach for the upcoming season. The Sunwolves announced Hammett as their new head coach on Monday and have also...
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