Toyota Verblitz have signed South Africa loose forward Pieter-Steph du Toit and New Zealand lock Patrick Tuipulotu ahead of the new season, the Japanese side said on Monday.
Tuipulotu, who led the Blues to the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman title, signed a contract with New Zealand Rugby through to 2025 and the new deal permitted him to move to Japan with a return home slated for mid-2022.
Tuipulotu is reunited with former All Blacks' World Cup-winning coach Steve Hansen, who is now director of rugby at the club, while he will be playing under coach Simon Cron, also a New Zealander. "I hope I can add value and assist Toyota in their goal of being the best club in Japan," Tuipulotu said in a statement.Du Toit was named World Rugby Player of the Year in 2019 when the Springboks won the World Cup.
"Toyota Verblitz is a club that is well respected and an institution that reflects hard work, high performance and elite standards.Verblitz lost to the Panasonic Wild Knights in the semi-finals last season.
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