This is a list of player movements for Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2021 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad for 2020 or 2021 are listed here, regardless of when it occurred. Future-dated transfers are only included if confirmed by the player or his agent, his former team or his new team.
In addition to the main squad, teams can also name additional players that train in backup or development squads for the franchises. These players are denoted by (wider training group) for New Zealand teams, or (development squad) for Australian teams.
The Jaguares were not named in a Super Rugby season in 2021. They had been rumoured to be joining an expanded Súper Liga Americana de Rugby competition, but were not named in the 2021 season of the tournament. [1] The Jaguares won't play in 2021 and all players will depart the team either overseas, or enter the draft for the 2021 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season. [2]
In March 2019, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced that the Sunwolves Super Rugby licence would be discontinued, [45] after failing to negotiate a new contract with SANZAAR for the 2021 season due to financial considerations.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Keisuke Moriya is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Fullback. He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby.
Takahiro Kimura is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Scrum-half. He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby.
Shōgo Nakano is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team.
Kyo Yoshida is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Flanker or Number 8. He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby.
Satoru Maruoka is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for ReinMeer Aomori.
Kenta Fukuda is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Verblitz and the Japan national team.
This article is the rosters of each Japanese 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men's clubs.
Ryuga Hashimoto is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker. He currently plays for Tokyo Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Kaku Bunkei is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Yuichiro Taniguchi is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Black Rams Tokyo in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Mamoru Harada is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a hooker. He currently plays for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
The 2023–24 V.League Division 1 Men's was the 30th tournament of the V.League between 14 October 2023 and 31 March 2024.