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2021 End-of-year Rugby Union Internationals
The 2021 end of year rugby union tests, also referred to as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were rugby union test matches during October and November 2021, mainly involving countries from the Northern Hemisphere hosting those from the Southern Hemisphere. These international games counted towards World Rugby's ranking system, with teams typically playing from two to four matches in this period. Matches hosted by teams from the Six Nations Championship were branded the Autumn Nations Series for marketing purposes. Fixtures 23 October Notes: * Ben Gunter, Dylan Riley (both Japan) and Connal McInerney (Australia) made their international debuts. * Yoshitaka Tokunaga replaced Michael Leitch on the bench for Japan, after Leitch withdrew due to injury. ---- Notes: * Chad Gough, Ryan James, Fakaʻosi Pifeleti (all United States) and Josh Lord (New Zealand) made their international debuts. * New Zealand recorded their biggest win over the United States. * ...
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Rugby Union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people regardless of gender, age or size. In 2023, there were more than 10 million people playing worldwide, of whom 8.4 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, a ...
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New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), 12 years after the first provincial unions in New Zealand. In 1949 it became an affiliate to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, the governing body of rugby union for the world. It dropped the word "Football" from its name in 2006. The brand name ''New Zealand Rugby'' was adopted in 2013. Officially, it is an incorporated society with the name New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated. The organisation's main objectives, as displayed in the NZR Constitution, are to promote and develop rugby throughout New Zealand; arrange and participate in matches and tours in New Zealand and overseas; represent New Zealand in World Rugby; form and manage New Zealand representative teams; and encourage participation in the sport. NZR Headquarters are located in Wellington, New Zealand, with an office ...
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Keita Inagaki
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team. Club career Inagaki started his professional career with the Panasonic Wild Knights where he lifted the Top League title in each of his first two seasons and was named in the Top League team of the year for 2014–15. Such was his impact in his first two seasons as a professional that when injuries struck the Melbourne Rebels two Japanese players Shota Horie and Male Sa'u, Inagaki was signed up as a concessional signing on a one-year deal ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season. International career Inagaki featured in all four of Japan's games during the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals with the first two matches being non-cap internationals against the Māori All Blacks. His official test debut came against in Bucharest on 15 November 2014 and he won his second cap a week later against in Tbilisi. Inagaki was se ...
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Atsushi Sakate
is a Japanese professional rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... player who plays as a hooker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team. References External links * 1993 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Saitama Wild Knights players Sunwolves players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Kyoto {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Koo Ji-won
is a Korean-Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Born in South Korea, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. He also changed nationality to Japan after the 2019 World Cup International career After only two Super Rugby appearances for the Sunwolves, which included one start, Koo received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals The 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the November internationals, or autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were international rugby union matches in 2017. The Rugby Championship, Rugby Championship winners New .... References External links * 1994 births Living people Mie Honda Heat players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union props South Korean rugby union players Sunwolves p ...
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Jack Cornelsen
is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. Born in Australia, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. He is the son of former Australian international player Greg Cornelsen. International career Cornelsen received his first call-up to his adopted country's wider training squad in April 2021, ahead of British and Irish Lions test. On 24 May, he was named in the 36-man squad for the match against the Sunwolves The Sunwolves ( Japanese: ) – previously known as the HITO-Communications Sunwolves for sponsorship reasons – were a professional rugby union team and Japan's representative team in SANZAAR's international Super Rugby competition. The team w ... and tour of Scotland and Ireland. Cornelsen qualified for Japan on residency in November 2020. References External links * 1994 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby un ...
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James Moore (rugby Union)
is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Urayasu D-Rocks. Born in Australia, he represents Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ... at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. References External links * Australian rugby union players 1993 births Living people Rugby union locks Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players People educated at Brisbane State High School Japan international rugby union players Sunwolves players Brisbane City (rugby union) players Munakata Sanix Blues players Urayasu D-Rocks players Place of birth missing (living people) 2019 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Brisbane Japanese rugby union players Naturalized citizens of Japan Naturalise ...
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Ben Gunter
is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. Born in Thailand, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. Early life Born in Thailand, then in his youth moved to Australia and grew up in Gunnedah Gunnedah () is a town in north-central New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire Local government in Australia, local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 8,338. Gunnedah is situated within the Liver ..., NSW. His junior clubs were the Narrabri Blue Boars and the Gunnedah Red Devils. International career After 3 Top League seasons for Panasonic Wild Knights, Ben Gunter received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named Dylan Riley in a 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test. On Saturday October 23, 2021, Ben made his international debut for Japan against Australia ...
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Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to ...
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Lappies Labuschagné
is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Japan Rugby League One club Kubota Spears. Born in South Africa, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. Club career Labuschagné represented the in Super Rugby and previously played with the in the Currie Cup. He has also previously captained the in the Varsity Cup. Labuschagné moved to the Japanese Top League prior to the 2016–17 season, signing with the Kubota Spears. International career Labuschagné was called up to the squad for the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests against , and , but he did not feature in any of the matches for Springboks. In 2019, he debuted for Japan. He represented Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and captained them in their Pool A victory over Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the ...
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Kazuki Himeno
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Verblitz and captains the Japan national team. Praised for a numerous attributes including physical ball carrying, strong defensive work and leadership abilities, Himeno represented the Brave Blossoms at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and has been highlighted as one of Japan's key players ahead of the 2023 edition in France. Club career Himeno experienced a rapid rise within the Japanese club game in 2017. Having emerged as a leading performer for Teikyo University, he was selected to captain Toyota Verblitz by coach Jake White. Himeno joined Super Rugby side The Highlanders ahead of the 2021 Super Rugby season, after previous success at the franchise for compatriot Fumiaki Tanaka. His debut was delayed by a two-week quarantine period upon arrival in New Zealand, but quickly established himself as a key player in the team. According to Honey Hireme of Sky, Himeno ...
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Yutaka Nagare
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team. Club career He currently plays for in Super Rugby and Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League Japan Rugby League One (), formerly known as the Top League (), is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rugby Football Union created the competition in 2003, by .... References External links * 1992 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Tokyo Sungoliath players Sunwolves players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Fukuoka (city) {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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