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		<title>Japan to play host to All Blacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world champion All Blacks will play Japan in Tokyo in November ahead of their European tour, officials said Friday. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said the match would take place at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium on Nov. 2.]]></description>
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		<title>Winger Vuna to play for Toshiba</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Super Rugby club Melbourne Rebels announced Tuesday they have agreed to release winger Cooper Vuna at the end of the season, freeing him to play in Japan. Vuna, who enjoyed a successful career in rugby league before switching to rugby union, will play his final match for the Rebels on July 12. &#8220;The former New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan loses rugby sevens Bowl final</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan lost 29-5 to Russia in the Bowl final on Sunday to finish 18th at the men&#8217;s Rugby World Cup Sevens. Lepuha Latuila scored the lone try for Japan, which lost twice and drew once in its three pool matches, demolished the Philippines 50-0 in their quarterfinal, and reached the final after defeating Georgia 24-21 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan men advance to sevens Bowl final against Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan advanced to the Bowl final at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow on Sunday, coming from behind to defeat Georgia 24-21 in the semifinal on Katsuyuki Sakai&#8217;s late penalty. Japan, which lost twice and drew once in its three pool matches, demolished the Philippines 50-0 in their quarterfinal, and relied on nine points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa whips Japan in Rugby World Cup Sevens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s men suffered their second straight Pool B defeat at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow on Saturday, losing 33-0 to South Africa and falling out of contention for the championship. Only the six pool winners and the two best runners-up qualify for the second-round competition to decide the tournament champion. Japan lost 19-17 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan beats U.S. to finish fourth at Pacific Nations Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian champion Japan scored five tries to beat the United States 38-20 on the final day of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament on Sunday, finishing fourth in the five-team competition. Japan, champion in 2011, ended with two wins against two defeats for nine points and the Americans four defeats for one point at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wallabies try to lift Beale&#8217;s spirits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia captain James Horwill assured Kurtley Beale that the team &#8220;still loves&#8221; him after his dramatic late penalty misses cost the Wallabies a famous victory over the British and Irish Lions on Saturday. Horwill said he told Beale to put the mistakes out of his mind after he pushed one penalty wide, and then slipped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Williams honored to help Lions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shane Williams said Monday he was very proud to help out the British and Irish Lions in his cameo tour appearance in the countdown to this weekend&#8217;s opening test against the Wallabies. The Welsh wing great made a dash from Japan, where he was playing club rugby, to break his two-year international retirement and help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan rugby squad trounces undermanned Wales</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan recorded its first official test-match win against a Tier One nation Saturday, when it defeated Wales 23-8 at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. But it was the defensive effort of the hosts that really won them the game — albeit against a team missing 15 players away with the British and Irish Lions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jones wary of physical Koreans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan goes into Saturday&#8217;s HSBC Asian 5 Nations clash with South Korea on the back of an eight-game winning streak against its archrival. A 19-19 draw in May 2004 was the last time Japan failed to beat the Koreans and its last loss came in November 2002. Even so, Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup-winner Donald to make Japan switch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand fly-half Stephen Donald will leave Bath at the end of the season to move to Japanese team Mitsubishi Dynaboars. Former Waikato star Donald joined Bath in November 2011, shortly after kicking the winning penalty as the All Blacks beat France in the World Cup final, and has become a key player in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former All Black Collins arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former All Blacks flanker Jerry Collins has been arrested in Hamamatsu on charges of illegally carrying a kitchen knife in a department store, police said on Sunday. The 32-year-old, who played for New Zealand in 48 international games from 2001 to 2008, including the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, was arrested on Saturday in Hamamatsu, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Black Carter denies Japan deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Blacks star fly-half Dan Carter on Wednesday denied speculation he had signed a deal to play Japanese club rugby but did not rule out the prospect of a foray into the big-money league. The 31-year-old, one of the highest-profile players in world rugby, is under contract with New Zealand until 2015 but has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland axes O&#8217;Gara for France clash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronan O&#8217;Gara, Ireland&#8217;s most-capped rugby player, was on Sunday left off the Six Nations squad to face France in Dublin next weekend, raising more doubts over the 36-year-old&#8217;s international future. The veteran fly-half was ignored by coach Declan Kidney when the 32-man squad was revealed for Saturday&#8217;s clash, a blow which looks certain to end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kahui&#8217;s Japan move irks Hansen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Blacks coach Steve Hansen expressed disappointment Tuesday at Richard Kahui&#8217;s decision to play rugby in Japan next year, saying he was frustrated the center never gave him a chance to change his mind. Kahui announced last week that he would move to Top League club Toshiba Brave Lupus in 2014 after seeing out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Blacks veteran Kahui joins Toshiba</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Kahui, a 2011 World Cup winner with the All Blacks, has signed a two-year deal with Japan Top League side Toshiba Brave Lupus, his current Super Rugby team announced Wednesday. &#8220;I love being a Chief, but it is no secret that I have had my fair share of injuries which have forced me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horie on track for Super 15 debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shota Horie is set to become the first Japanese ever to play in the Super 15, after he was named Tuesday in the Melbourne Rebels&#8217; match-day 22 for their first-round game with the Western Force on Friday. The 27-year-old hooker was on the replacements&#8217; bench for the game, with a press release from the Rebels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suntory rally past Kobelco to reach Top League final</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defending Top League champions Suntory Sungoliath carried their unbeaten record into the playoff final with a come-from-behind 38-19 semifinal win over Kobe Kobelco Steelers on Saturday. After winning all 13 league games during the regular season, Sungoliath trailed 19-9 at the break with all nine points coming from Ryan Nicholas penalty goals. But it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates want All Black to come out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay rights advocates in New Zealand have called for a homosexual All Blacks player to openly declare his sexuality and act as a role model in the fight against bigotry. Broadcaster Steve Gray told the Sunday Star-Times that he was aware there had been several gay All Blacks and that it was time for one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kintetsu fails to qualify for Top League playoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyodo Kintetsu Liners missed out on a spot in the Top League rugby playoffs after losing 13-10 to NTT Communication Shining Arcs at Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground on Saturday. Kintetsu, in seventh place and needing victory to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish, was down 6-3 at the break but overtook NTT 10-6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kobe qualifies for Top League playoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kobe Kobelco Steelers locked up a place in the playoffs to determine the Top League rugby champion Sunday despite going down to their first defeat of the season. The Steelers lost 29-27 to Toshiba Brave Lupus, but Yuta Imamura&#8217;s superb individual try two minutes after the final hooter saw Kobe pick up a bonus point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Blacks&#8217; McCaw earns accolade</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talismanic All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has been named New Zealand&#8217;s player of the year for the fourth time. At an awards ceremony on Friday night, McCaw beat Kieran Read and Conrad Smith for the top accolade which he previously won in 2003, 2006 and 2009. Flyhalf Dan Carter was earlier in the month named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yamada helps Wild Knights take down Red Hurricanes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic Wild Knights kept up their good form of late with a 65-7 thrashing of NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes at Ota Sports Park on Sunday. Even without a number of their big name players, the Wild Knights were simply too good for the visitors, running in 10 tries as they moved up to third in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Knights overwhelm Verblitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic Wild Knights got what is in all likelihood the post-Sonny Bill Williams era off to a winning start when they beat Toyota Verblitz 40-17 at Ota Sports Park on Sunday. The inside word from the Panasonic camp is that the injured former All Black is unlikely to play again in the Top League though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horie to compete for Melbourne</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shota Horie is in line to become the first Japanese player to take part in Super Rugby in Australia after joining the Melbourne Rebels for next season, team officials said. Horie, a hooker with the Panasonic Wild Knights, will link up with the Rebels early next month and be available for Japanese selection throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ono drop goal seals victory for Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having waited 39 years and 25 games to mark its first win against a European team at home, Japan made it two in seven days when it beat Georgia 25-22 at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on Saturday. A drop goal by Kosei Ono three minutes into time added-on sealed the victory as Japan picked up its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jones names squad for rugby tour</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones named a 30-man squad Wednesday for what he said would be &#8220;a very tough tour of Europe&#8221; in November. The Brave Blossoms, ranked 16th in the world, take on Romania (18) on Nov. 10, 15th-ranked Georgia on the 17th, a Basque Select side on the 21st before wrapping up the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Blacks captain plans to take rest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is to take an extended break from rugby, sitting out next year&#8217;s Super 15 championship and the June tests against France, Canterbury Crusaders officials confirmed Sunday. The talismanic open-side flanker and three-time IRB player of the year is to enact the six-month sabbatical clause in his contract in the hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top League refs frustrate Williams</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams admits life in Japan isn&#8217;t all plain sailing and there are certain things that are both frustrating and confusing. Echoing the comments of many foreigners who have played in the Top League, the former All Black said he had been frustrated with the officials during Saturday&#8217;s 32-22 loss to Toshiba [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Irish rugby player dies</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Promising rugby player Nevin Spence died alongside his father and brother late Saturday after they fell into a slurry tank at their farm in Northern Ireland. Spence, 22, rose to prominence playing for Ulster Rugby and was a rising star on the cusp of Ireland&#8217;s international team. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said his [...]]]></description>
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