Amato Fakatava rugby player
Amato Fakatava rugby player

Amato Fakatava

7th Dec 1994 1.95m/118kg No. 8

Japan Rugby League One | Round 1 Preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One - Semi-Finals Revisited Defending champions, Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay, will need to hit the ground running as they open their Japan Rugby League One campaign against Tokyo Suntory...

Will anyone claim a hat-trick of Mastercard Player of the Match awards?

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

We take a look at which players, and positions, have dominated the Mastercard Player of the Match awards at Rugby World Cup 2023. Five players have won multiple Mastercard Player of the Match awards at...

Japan: Rugby World Cup 2023 review

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The legacy, culture and dreams will be carried on - the Brave Blossoms’ dream of “getting to the top of the Everest” continues after losing their final pool match to Argentina. Abiding...

Rugby World Cup Review: Portugal’s delight

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The quarter-finals are confirmed. Fiji were the last side to qualify for the knockout phase of Rugby World Cup 2023 in the final match of the pool stage on Sunday evening, but the night was Portugal’s...

Japan v Argentina: Key Moments

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Argentina booked a quarter-final against Wales with a thrilling 39-27 victory over Japan in a Pool D shoot-out in Nantes. Here are some of the key moments in this game.    1 Minute:  Chocobares...

Argentina beat Japan in thriller to reach quarter-finals

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Mateo Carreras scored a try hat-trick as Argentina booked a quarter-final against Wales with a thrilling 39-27 victory over Japan in a Pool D shoot-out in Nantes. Centre Santiago Chocobares gave Argentina...

WATCH: Amato Fakatava scores a brilliant solo try

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Watch as Amato Fakatava scores a brilliant solo try to level things for Japan.    Try if the tournament from Amato Fakatava #JPNvARG pic.twitter.com/hWx3Ngv6s8 — Rugby Bits (@RugbyBits)...

Match Preview: Japan v Argentina

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The equation is simple for both sides at Nantes on Saturday. Victory equals quarter-final qualification and a match next Saturday against the winner of Pool C in Marseille. The consequences of a defeat...

Fifita in for Naikabula on the wing - Japan name team to play Argentina

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has announced his squad to face Argentina in Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Sunday 8 October. Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his matchday 23 to face Argentina...

Match Preview: Japan v Samoa

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

There’s a lot at stake when Japan face Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse on Thursday. Two sides’ quarter-final hopes are on the line in a ferociously tight Pool D, in which a single point separates...