Takehito Namekawa rugby player
Takehito Namekawa rugby player

Takehito Namekawa

1st Jan 1990 1.64m/70kg Scrum Half

World Rugby Match Officials appointed for November international window

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Thirty referees will take charge of 41 men’s international matches Thirteen nations are represented among the 64 officials Jordan Way (Australia) will take charge of the opening match, between...

World Rugby Rankings preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby published the ranking permutations for the second round of the Pacific Nations Cup 2024 and third round of The Rugby Championship 2024 this weekend. Permutation highlights: In all four...

Pacific Nations Cup 2024: Round Two Preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Round two of the Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup 2024 gets underway this weekend with Tonga and USA making their belated entry into the competition. Having seen Fiji beat Samoa 42-16 and Japan...

Future stars prepare for U20 Championship’s return in South Africa

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 kicks off a month from today on 24 June, when the global age-grade competition returns for the first time since 2019 before the pandemic, with rugby’s next generation...

Wayne Barnes to set new Test record this November

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s Wayne Barnes is set to make history when he takes charge of his 100th and 101st tests during the November international window.   Barnes, who made his debut in Fiji in June 2006,...