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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 562225" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>Verbakel was with Glasgow last season, his stay didn't last long as he was soon suspended and his contract terminated early due to this incident ...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-warriors-star-rob-verbakel-1086647" target="_blank">http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-warriors-star-rob-verbakel-1086647</a></p><p></p><p>In other news regarding Otago they are signing the Japanese winger Akihito Yamada.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/248338/rugby-brown-switching-focus-otago" target="_blank">http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/248338/rugby-brown-switching-focus-otago</a></p><p></p><p>This is an interesting signing, this winger is a deadly finisher and scores tries for fun in Japan, he scored 20 tries in 14 matches in the Top League last season equalling the league record for regular season tries. His overall career record in the Top League is 40 tries in 41 matches.</p><p></p><p>However despite this, he hasn't yet broken into the Japan team and is a fringe member of their squad. Even though he scored 2 tries in a 15 minute bench cameo against a very strong French Barbarians side last November, he doesn't make the starting XV for the side that plays in the capped Test Matches as he is considered weak in defence by Eddie Jones who prefers to select less exciting and less prolific try scoring wingers in favour of a solid defensive unflashy winger.</p><p></p><p>On a sidenote, Yamada is a dual sport player and also plays for an American Football side in Japan, which he will now be quitting to pursue a move to Otago.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/topics/AJ201209180005" target="_blank">http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/topics/AJ201209180005</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 562225, member: 48703"] Verbakel was with Glasgow last season, his stay didn't last long as he was soon suspended and his contract terminated early due to this incident ... [URL]http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-warriors-star-rob-verbakel-1086647[/URL] In other news regarding Otago they are signing the Japanese winger Akihito Yamada. [URL]http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/248338/rugby-brown-switching-focus-otago[/URL] This is an interesting signing, this winger is a deadly finisher and scores tries for fun in Japan, he scored 20 tries in 14 matches in the Top League last season equalling the league record for regular season tries. His overall career record in the Top League is 40 tries in 41 matches. However despite this, he hasn't yet broken into the Japan team and is a fringe member of their squad. Even though he scored 2 tries in a 15 minute bench cameo against a very strong French Barbarians side last November, he doesn't make the starting XV for the side that plays in the capped Test Matches as he is considered weak in defence by Eddie Jones who prefers to select less exciting and less prolific try scoring wingers in favour of a solid defensive unflashy winger. On a sidenote, Yamada is a dual sport player and also plays for an American Football side in Japan, which he will now be quitting to pursue a move to Otago. [URL]http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/topics/AJ201209180005[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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