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Top League: Week 1 Round Up

The 2017/18 Japanese Top League kicked off this past weekend with some closely fought matches.   Black Ram's started their season off with a victory over Shining Arcs. Tamati Ellison scored 12 of...

Top League Round 1 Highlights: Toshiba Brave Lupus Vs NEC Green Rockets

Thursday Evening Round Up

World Rugby changes ruling over replacement period for off-field HIA World Rugby has approved an amendment to law making it mandatory for players who undertake an off-field screening under the head...

Higginbotham hasn’t given up on Test recall yet

Former Wallabies No.8 Scott Higginbotham is not giving up hope of a Test return this year. The 30-year-old is back with the Queensland Reds after wrapping up his two-year stint with Japanese Top League...

Reds set to bolster squad with Scott Higginbotham signing

The Queensland Reds are set to unveil one final coup for next season when they confirm the signing of former Wallaby back-rower Scott Higginbotham. Enforcer Higginbotham is understood to have signed a...

Top League Round Up

Panasonic Wild Knights’ hopes of making it four straight Top League titles took a big hit Saturday as they fell to their second defeat of the season.   The Panasonic pack were shattered by...

Top League Round 3 Wrap Up

Yamaha Jubilo head the standings after Round 3, a weekend that saw Top League rugby played for the first time at Nissan Stadium, the ground that will host the final of Rugby World Cup 2019.

Top League Highlights: Toshiba Brave Lupus vs NEC Green Rockets

The Toshiba Brave Lupus emerged victorious over the NEC GReen Rockets with a 25-8. Scrumhalf Takahiri Ogawa played a vital part for Toshiba as he scored a try and added some points with the boot....

John Kirwan

Major clubs: Auckland, Treviso, Auckland Warriors, NEC Green Rockets Country: New Zealand Test span: 1984-94 Test caps: 63 (62 starts) Test points: 143 (35T)(FILES) A file photo taken on June 14, 1987...

Force upset Rebels in Melbourne

A length-of-the-field Luke Morahan try ruined Melbourne Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham’s farewell on Friday night as the bottom-of-the-table Western Force scored an upset 13-11 Super Rugby win....