WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Japan’s professional rugby competition increasingly is becoming a magnet for the world’s best players and likely will become more attractive as the standard of the league rapidly improves.
Milton Haig, the New Zealand-born head coach of Tokyo-based Suntory Sungoliath, says the gravitation of top players to Japan likely will accelerate as the Japan League gains international credibility.
Haig says that is no longer the case. The impact of overseas players has to been to lift the quality and physicality of the league. The organizers of the Japan league are highly ambitious. They hope to see cross-border competition between Japan clubs and Super Rugby clubs in the near future and, eventually, to see the league become the best in the world. The recruitment of top players and coaches is key to that.
“So, to actually move a guy like him who’s got pretty good technique around that area is in itself a bit of a job. So, you’ve got to use a bit of physicality to actually try to get rid of him. We spend a lot of time around the contact area, in attack and defense.”
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