Immense scrummaging performance turns Japanese Top League game on its head in 2017
4 years ago by Rugby DumpIn late 2017 Toyota Verblitz tighthead prop Yoto Loki produced one of the best scrummaging performances in recent years after coming off the bench.
Highlanders Sign Japan's Rugby World Cup Star
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Highlanders have added some Japanese grunt to their pack for the 2021 season with Brave Blossoms star Kazuki Himeno signing with the club from Toyota Verblitz. Himeno was one of...
How the All Blacks fared in the opening round of the Mitre 10 Cup
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe opening round of the Mitre 10 Cup was a special one as the bulk of the All Blacks squad were made available to their regional sides, an extremely rare occurrence as New Zealand's...
Springbok lock returns to the Bulls
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok lock, Jason Jenkins, has returned to Loftus Versfeld on short term loan from Japanese Top League outfit, Toyota Verblitz, and will be available for the impending South African domestic competition. The...
Michael Hooper set for Japan in 2021
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies captain Michael Hooper has accepted a sabbatical deal to join Japanese team Toyota Verblitz next year on a six-month deal. The 28-year-old, who will link up with former Waratahs...
Kieran Read signs on to play in the Mitre 10 Cup
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union has confirmed the signing of former All Blacks captain Kieran Read for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season. Read, who hails from the South Auckland region...
The Six Players Who Have Played 150 Games For The Crusaders
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black second-rower Sam Whitelock is set to become the seventh player to bring up his 150th game for the Crusaders this weekend against the Chiefs and in doing so he joins an elite club of players to...
World Cup-winning fullback survives health scare after dominating Japan's Top League
4 years ago by Rugby DumpSouth African fullback Willie Le Roux was in the midst of a brilliant season with Toyota Verblitz before Japan's Top League was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As this video shows, le Roux was...
Report: Beauden Barrett signs with Japanese Top League club
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo time World Player of the Year Beauden Beauden has reportedly signed a multi-million-pound deal to join Top League side Suntory Sungoliath according to a report by Nik Simon in the...
Former Springbok Gio Aplon joins Jake White at the Bulls
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls have confirmed the signing of former Springbok utility back Gio Aplon, who will join the team from June or as soon as he is able to travel back to South Africa, as Director of Rugby Jake White...
