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Kerevi killing it in Japan's Top League AAP 6/03/2021 © AP PHOTO Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi is impressing in Japan's Top league competition. Former Wallabies vice-captain Samu Kerevi has again shown why he remains a wanted man in Australia with a powerful performance in round three of Japan's Top League. Among Wallabies coach Dave Rennie's top targets from overseas-based players, Kerevi ran amok, bagging two tries as Suntory Sungoliath outclassed Munakata Sanix Blues 75-10. With four tries in three games, blockbusting centre Kerevi is relishing life playing outside All Blacks playmake...

Rugby: Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read reveals his Bledisloe bromance with Wallabies' Michael Hooper 19 Feb, 2021 06:15 PM 3 minutes to read Kieran Read with Michael Hooper and referee Nigel Owens. Photo / Brett Phibbs NZ Herald By Sam Smith of RugbyPass.com Ex-All Blacks captain Kieran Read is excited at the prospect of finally taking to the field in the Top League this weekend. Perhaps even more enticing for the two-time World Cup champion is that he gets to play alongside, rather than against, his former long-time rival Michael Hooper. The pair are expected to play together for the f...

A whistle to be used in the Rugby World Cup opening match between Japan and Russia at Tokyo Stadium on Sept. 20 (Shiro Nishihata) The start of Japan’s Top League rugby union competition has been delayed due to COVID-19 outbreaks at several clubs, the league and Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) said on Thursday. The competition had been due to start this weekend but with 10 positive tests at Kobe Steelers on Thursday taking the total to 67 league-wide, organizers said they were now aiming for a mid-February start. Last year’s season was cancelled entirely because of the pandemic. “Japan...

Top League delays start of season due to COVID-19 outbreak 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/ KYODO Jan 14, 2021 The Japan Rugby Football Union said Thursday that the start of the 2021 Japan Rugby Top League season will be pushed back to early or mid-February and that the competition format will be modified because of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks among players and staff. The decision was made after 18 new coronavirus cases among three teams were confirmed ...

Photo: Photosport Ltd 2020 The competition had been due to start this weekend but with 10 positive tests at Kobe Steelers on Thursday taking the total to 67 league-wide, organisers said they were now aiming for a mid-February start. Last year's season was cancelled entirely because of the pandemic. "Japan Rugby Football Union and Top League have had discussions and we want to do everything we can to have this year's Top League season," said JRFU Chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi. Organisers said they were yet to finalise a new start date and whether the format needed to be changed because of time res...