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Joey Manu scores his first try in Japanese rugby.

Watch: Joey Manu scores on debut in Japanese rugby but Aussie rival ices win

Former Sydney Roosters star Joey Manu crossed the line in his first game in rugby union.

  • Jonathan Drennan

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Eddie Jones at Japan training in London in November, 2024.

Eddie Jones’ Japan will face the Wallabies next year. Will he still be in charge?

Japanese Rugby officials unveiled the Australian as their new coach last December, just weeks after he quit the Wallabies. A year on, the JRFU appear to be re-considering their decision.

  • Iain Payten
Coach Eddie Jones at an England training session on Friday.

Playing under ‘terrifying’ Eddie Jones like a ‘dystopian novel’

An England player has revealed that the Australian coach ruled by fear - even telling a player he would be dropped if he didn’t get a haircut.

  • Ben Coles
Eddie Jones watches his team warm up before meeting the All Blacks.

Eddie’s Brave Blossoms don’t look like Rugby Championship prospects

A 45-point loss at the hands of an understrength All Blacks team has exposed Japan’s lack of competitiveness under Eddie Jones.

  • Paul Cully
Bernard Foley says he still aspires to play for the Wallabies.

Sherrin the love: How sessions at Swans HQ has a Wallabies veteran ready for duty

Japan-based playmaker Bernard Foley says he is still highly motivated to play for his country and to help Australia’s young no.10s.

  • Iain Payten
Eddie Jones’ tenure with Japan opened in similar fashion to his return to the Wallabies.

Another hammering for Eddie will test his revered status in Japan

Club coaches in Japan have worked hard to enhance the esteem in which their competition is held, and they won’t take kindly to heavy losses for the Brave Blossoms.

  • Paul Cully
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Joseph Manu will join Toyota Verblitz in Japan.

‘No different to Sonny’: All Blacks coaching legend is excited about Manu move

Why All Blacks legend Steve Hansen is backing Joey Manu to emulate the rugby feats of Sonny Bill Williams.

  • Christian Nicolussi
The Dragons are ready to open the purse strings for Joseph Manu.

Rooster for life or rugby for the long haul? Manu weighs his options

The NRL’s hottest free agent is set to make a multimillion-dollar contract call in the next month as overseas rugby comes calling.

  • Dan Walsh
Joey Manu is regarded as the biggest free agent in the NRL.

SBW says Manu’s million-dollar rugby bid can make him an even bigger NRL asset

Sonny Bill Williams is one of few NRL players to tread the path Joey Manu is eyeing in Japan. Not only is he applauding the prospective move, Williams can see the NRL benefitting.

  • Dan Walsh
Quade Cooper playing against the All Blacks in July.

‘We didn’t have a plan’: Quade breaks silence on Eddie and World Cup axing

In May, Eddie Jones indicated Quade Cooper would likely go to the World Cup as the Wallabies’ first-choice No.10. In August, he was left out of the squad altogether.

  • Tom Decent

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