
Bok champ completes Japan deal
Japanese club Sagamihara Dynaboars have announced the signing of Kurt-Lee Arendse for next season, as the Springbok speedster takes a sabbatical from the Vodacom Bulls.
Japanese club Sagamihara Dynaboars have announced the signing of Kurt-Lee Arendse for next season, as the Springbok speedster takes a sabbatical from the Vodacom Bulls.
Catch up on the South Africans in action during the European cup quarter-finals, and the Springboks in the thick of things in the race for Japan’s League One playoffs.
It was a good weekend for the Springbok forwards playing abroad as Jasper Wiese came up trumps in England, while over in Japan, Malcolm Marx scored his eighth try of the season.
Another action packed weekend for South Africans playing abroad saw Malcolm Marx score a hat-trick, while Springbok teammate Damian de Allende was sent off.
Faf de Klerk was among the Springboks who shone on debut in the Japan League One, while over in Europe, Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen both played influential roles in Champions Cup wins.
Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe is reportedly set to leave French giants Toulon and take up a lucrative deal in Japan before the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Faf de Klerk is reportedly linked with a big-money move to Japan, while Stormers-linked Lood de Jager may yet be swayed by the yen over the rand.
Japan’s rugby union season kicks off on Friday with big ambitions, tongue-twister team names and a rebrand that has left some fans wondering which version of the sport they will be watching.
Former Australia international Blake Ferguson has been fired by NEC Green Rockets without playing a game after being arrested in Tokyo on drug charges.
All Blacks fullback Damian McKenzie will leave the New Zealand Chiefs franchise, based in Hamilton, to join Suntory Sungoliath in Japan, the Japanese franchise announced on Monday.