Saitama Wild Knights

Etzebeth back from injury to lead Boks against New Zealand

Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will make a notable return from a shoulder injury as the captain of the team to face New Zealand in the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Auckland on Saturday.   Springbok...

Wild Knights sign the young Ockie Barnard and Xavier Stowers

Panasonic Wild Knights have just formalized the signing of two young foreign players. The first is South African Ockie Barnard (Sharks). As for the second, it is the imposing third line Xavier Stowers...

Eddie Jones after a flank to play wing as he names his Wallaby squad

Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain the Wallabies in 2023 after head coach Eddie Jones unveiled a 34-man squad for the eToro Rugby Championship. 31-year-old Hooper holds the...

Springbok squad for the 2023 Rugby Championship

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad of 40 players – which features a handful of overseas based players – for their next assignment, a three-week...

Nienaber names squad for second preparation camp

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber had the luxury of naming a group of 33 players for their second preparation camp in Durban from Monday to Wednesday, which included 10 players who featured in the Vodacom...

Japan name squad for RWC warm up games

Jamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...

Japan Rugby League One Best XV and award winners

  Following the end of this season's Japan Rugby League One, the league has announced the Best XV and all award winners for 2023.   Japan Rugby League One has a new champion after Kubota Spears...

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Springboks mix it up for final Test of 2022

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight changes and two positional switches to his matchday squad to face England at Twickenham on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash, with a handful...