Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

It’s going to be stormy for Hurricanes says TJ

19 February 2017 0 comments

Nick Verdier assesses the upcoming season and the issues that will help determine the title The Hurricanes got the monkey off their backs in 2016 […]

Kiwis will have to deal with resurgent Aussies and Boks

19 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FRANCHISES in Australia and South Africa are set to deliver a 2017 Super Rugby backlash on behalf of their nations, according to […]

No excuses, Rob, you did get it wrong overMoriarty

19 February 2017 0 comments

During the wash-up over the raging tidal wave of emotions unleashed in Cardiff all week, Wales found it necessary to deny that Ross Moriarty’s withdrawal […]

Welsh should stop knocking Eddie, he went extra mile for Gethin

19 February 2017 1 comment

SOMEdelicate souls took umbrage at Eddie Jones for trotting out such Welsh stereotypes as goats and daffodils. They climbed on their high horses and called […]

The sons also rise for young England

19 February 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND’S next generation contained so many chips off so many old blocks in Colwyn Bay last weekend that their Wales opponents could have done with […]