The Japan Rugby Football Union confirmed Friday that any player with a Japanese passport who is not eligible to play for the Brave Blossoms will continue to be regarded as non-Japanese as far as the Top League is concerned.In responding to a request by three foreign-born Japanese citizens that the rule, which was introduced in 2016, be overturned as it constitutes "clear discrimination," Top League Chairman Osamu Ota said "the union needed to protect players born in Japan" and that the purpose of the rule was "to help develop the Japan national team."Prior to August 2016, anyone with a Japa…READ FULL ARTICLE
