The Kiwi star scored a try on debut but was denied a winning start for Verblitz in Tokyo...stymied by an injury-time drop goal by ex-Wallabies first-five Bernard Foley for Funabashi Tokyo-Bay that snatched a dramatic 30-27 win.

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03 Jan: A hint of adversity hasn't been enough to slow down defending champion Luke Littler in his quest for back-to-back world darts championship titles

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01 Jan: Former England prop Dan Cole is ending an 18-year association with rugby's Leicester Tigers

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31 Dec: The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there

31 Dec: Bowls great Val Smith is struggling to come to terms with her second major award in three months

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