Brave Blossoms to face Australia on Oct 23 japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Olympics: Japan s Sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio, RWC 2019
Returning Olympians who know the agony of just losing out on a medal and youthful exuberance will spearhead Japan s challenge in the Sevens tournament as the Tokyo 2020 hosts look to show the sport really has taken off here following the success of Rugby World Cup 2019.
Japan s men s team, which has never finished higher than 15th overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, produced one of the biggest shocks in Sevens history last time out as they beat powerhouse New Zealand 14-12 in the pool stage at Rio 2016. They followed that up with a win over France before losses to eventual champions Fiji in the semifinals and South Africa in the bronze medal game left them empty handed.
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Chihito Matsui and others of Japan s men s rugby sevens team during a training session in Tokyo in June | KYODO
Kyodo Jul 25, 2021
Returning Olympians who know the agony of just losing out on a medal and youthful exuberance will spearhead Japan’s challenge in the rugby sevens Olympic tournament as the hosts look to show the sport has taken off here following the success of Rugby World Cup 2019.
Controversial rugby figure Israel Folau to play in Japan with Shining Arcs Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Israel Folau, seen with Catalan Dragons in 2020, will play in Japan in 2022. | REUTERS
AFP-JIJI Jul 5, 2021
Israel Folau, who was fired by Rugby Australia in 2019 for saying “hell awaits” gay people, will play in Japan next season, it was announced Monday.
Folau has signed to play for the Chiba-based NTT Communications Shining Arcs in Japan’s premier domestic competition when it starts its new season in January 2022, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced.
Israel Folau to team up with former Munster coach in Japan next season the42.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the42.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.