Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki (center L) runs with the ball during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse in France on Sept. 28, 2023. (Kyodo)

TOKYO - Over 20 overseas-born rugby players who have become Japanese citizens, including some former Brave Blossoms, filed a complaint Monday with the Japan Fair Trade Commission against a new rule by the country's professional league aimed at giving Japanese-born players more time on the pitch.

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