0
Japan will take its first steps towards playing a part in a new Australian Provincial Championship (APC) when they play Super 14 sides the ACT Brumbies and Perth's Western Force next year.
The Australian Rugby Union and New South Wales reached an agreement on Thursday over an elite competition to better prepare players for Super 14 and international rugby.
NSW had a list of concerns about the event and were initially unimpressed about suggestions that Japan's national team could be invited to field a team in New Zealand's NPC competition, but those concerns were resolved at Thursday's lengthy meeting