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TOULON

Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2022
New boy Ihaia West helps Toulon 'get jump on' La Rochelle
Ex-All Blacks playmaker West, won the European Champions Cup and was a Top 14 runner up before switching the Atlantic for the Mediterranean this summer.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 16, 2020
Ayumu Goromaru says upcoming retirement part of plan that began after college
The former Japan national team star fullback said he always planned to retire the year he turned 35.
Rugby
Apr 11, 2017
Goromaru expected to leave Toulon: source
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru looks set to leave French first-division club Toulon, a source close to the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 14, 2016
Goromaru makes first Toulon start
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru started his first game for Toulon on Sunday as he played the full 80 minutes in his side's 31-12 win over Stade Francais in the French Top 14.
Rugby
Nov 7, 2016
Goromaru makes Toulon debut
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru made his debut for Toulon in the French Top 14 on Sunday, coming off the bench in the 56th minute of his team's 27-13 defeat away to Lyon.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 15, 2016
Goromaru embraces challenge with French club Toulon
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru is eager to be a Japanese pioneer in French rugby as his move to Toulon draws near.
Rugby
Jul 9, 2016
Goromaru positive about Super Rugby experience
Although the playing time was hard to come by and injury forced him to miss final fixtures, Ayumu Goromaru has reflected positively on his Super Rugby season with the Reds.
Rugby
Jun 29, 2016
Yamaha match against Toulon canceled
Yamaha Jubilo's scheduled friendly against Toulon next month has been canceled, the match's organizers announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 21, 2016
Goromaru hopes to live up to expectations with Toulon
Fullback Ayumu Goromaru's goal with Toulon will be putting points on the board with his boot he said Tuesday, when he was unveiled by the French rugby giant.
Rugby
Jun 15, 2016
Yamaha to play Toulon in friendly
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru's old side, Yamaha Jubilo, will play his new team, Toulon, in a friendly on July 30, the Top League club said Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 8, 2016
Goromaru signs with French side Toulon
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru said Wednesday he will play in the French Top 14 with Toulon from August.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 28, 2016
Japan's Olympic team falls against England
Japan's already eliminated Under-23s finished the Toulon Tournament on a losing note Friday after going down 1-0 against England's U-21s in their final Group B game.
SOCCER / J. League
May 27, 2016
Vissel Kobe's Iwanami sidelined with knee injury
Japan Under-23 defender Takuya Iwanami has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a left-knee injury during the Toulon Tournament, his club Vissel Kobe announced Friday.
SOCCER
May 26, 2016
Japan ousted at Toulon Tournament
Japan's Rio Olympic Under-23s' elimination at the Toulon Tournament was sealed on Wednesday, despite a 2-1 win over Guinea in Group B.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 24, 2016
Portugal tops Japan in Toulon Tournament
Japan's Olympic men's soccer team suffered its second loss in as many games at the Toulon Tournament, losing 1-0 to Portugal on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 22, 2016
Japan loses to Paraguay in Toulon opener
Japan's Rio Olympic-bound Under-23s got off to a losing start at the Toulon International Tournament on Saturday, Makoto Teguramori's men going down 2-1 to Paraguay in Group B.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 19, 2016
Yamaha source casts doubt on Goromaru's Toulon move
The mystery over where Ayumu Goromaru will play rugby next season intensified Thursday with a Yamaha Jubilo source saying the club was still waiting to hear from the Japan fullback.
Rugby
May 17, 2016
Goromaru set to join Toulon next season
Ayumu Goromaru, Japan's 2015 Rugby World Cup hero, has reached a basic agreement to join French first-division club Toulon next season, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.

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