Four Springboks players and Wallabies No. 10 Bernard Foley have been selected on the Japan league’s team of the year following last weekend’s conclusion of the 2023 season.

Wallabies star winger Marika Koroibete was left stunned after some quick thinking snatched a game-sealing try to hand the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights their first loss of the season.

Former All Blacks and Highlanders loose forward Jackson Hemopo was issued a red card in the Japan Rugby League One clash, after a counter-ruck attempt between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars and the Shizuoka Blue Revs.

Since England’s 2003 World Cup victory, it has been 20 years of the Southern Hemisphere ruling at the Rugby World Cup, with the All Blacks and Springboks taking the four tournaments since.

Three modern-day All Blacks greats are set to continue their rugby careers in Japan, following this year's Rugby World Cup in France.

World Rugby has announced its intention to lower the legal tackling height at the elite level worldwide in the coming years to reduce the risk of head injuries in the sport.

All Blacks centurion Brodie Retallick will play his final test in the coveted black jersey at this year's World Cup, according to a report out of New Zealand.