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(230401) -- HONG KONG, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shaun Williams (top) of South Africa is tackled by Amanaki Nicole (L) of New Zealand during their men's Pool D match at World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 in south China's Hong Kong, April 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

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Shining Arcs bench proves to be difference in win over Heat

TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Amanaki Lelei Mafi (C) powers ahead in NTT Communications Shining Arcs' 29-15 win over Honda Heat at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2015. The Shining Arcs maintained their hopes of a top-four finish in Group A and a spot in the Top League playoffs.

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Japan make 5 changes to face Samoa in Rugby World Cup

GLOUCESTER, England, Oct. 2 Kyodo - Japan's Ryu Koliniasi Holani is pictured in Gloucester, England on Sept. 22, 2015. Holani was named as one of the squad's starting lineup to face Samoa in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Oct. 3, substituting for Amanaki Lelei Mafi, who was injured in the game against Scotland on Sept. 23.

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Indiscipline costs Japan royal command performance against Scots

Japan's Yu Tamura (L) and Amanaki Lelei Mafi (R) tackles Scotland's Josh Strauss during the first half of an international rugby test match at Ajinomoto Stadium in the city of Chofu, Tokyo, on June 25, 2016. The Brave Blossoms lost 21-16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Mafi ready to play for Bath

Japan and NTT Communications Shining Arcs rugby player Amanaki Lelei Mafi, who has signed to play for Bath in the English Premiership with a limited term, poses for photos at his introductory press conference in Bath, England, on Feb. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Mafi signs with Bath in English Premiership

Photo shows Japan and NTT Communications Shining Arcs No. 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi. The Tonga-born 25-year-old Mafi has signed to play for Bath in the English Premiership, the club announced Dec. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shining Arcs bench proves to be difference in win over Heat

Amanaki Lelei Mafi holds off the opposition in NTT Communications Shining Arcs' 29-15 win over Honda Heat at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2015. Shining Arcs maintained their hopes of a top-four finish in Group A and a spot in the Top League playoffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Brave Blossoms finish RWC campaign with 3 wins as they top Eagles

Japan's Amanaki Lelei Mafi scores a try against the United States during the second half of a Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England, on Oct. 11, 2015. Japan beat the United States 28-18 to become the first team in the tournament's history to win three games but fail to reach the knockout stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Brave Blossoms finish RWC campaign with 3 wins as they top Eagles

Japan's Amanaki Lelei Mafi (bottom) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a try against the United States during the second half of a Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England, on Oct. 11, 2015. Japan beat the United States 28-18 to become the first team in the tournament's history to win three games but fail to reach the knockout stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan keep quarterfinal dream alive with clinical win over Samoa

(From L) Japan's Hitoshi Ono, Amanaki Mafi, Fumiaki Tanaka, Kosei Ono and Hendrik Tui celebrate after beating Samoa 26-5 in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, on Oct. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Mafi scores try against Scotland

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (far L) of Japan hugs his teammate Ayumu Goromaru after scoring a try in the first half of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Mafi scores try against Scotland

Japan players (back) celebrate after Amanaki Lelei Mafi (R bottom) scores a try in the first half of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Mafi scores try against Scotland

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan celebrates after scoring a try in the first half of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Scotland in Rugby World Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan is tackled by a Scotland player in the first half of a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stun South Africa to record biggest upset in rugby history

Amanaki Mafi of Japan runs into South African tacklers in the second half of a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 19, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. Japan beat the two-time world champions 34-32 in a dramatic upset victory (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beat Georgia in rugby test match

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (C) is en route to scoring a try during a test match against Georgia in Gloucester, England, on Sept. 5, 2015. Japan won 13-10 in their final warm-up game prior to the Rugby World Cup starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Mafi scores try against Scotland

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (C) of Japan scores a try in the first half of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Mafi scores try against Scotland

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (C front) of Japan scores a try in the first half of a Pool B game against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stun South Africa to record biggest upset in rugby history

Japan head coach Eddie Jones hugs Amanaki Mafi (20) after beating South Africa 34-32 in a dramatic upset victory in a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 19, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan stun South Africa to record biggest upset in rugby history

Amanaki Mafi (L top) of Japan jumps at teammate Karne Hesketh (R front) after Hesketh scored a try in the 82nd minute of a Pool B game against South Africa at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 19, 2015 at Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton, England. Japan beat the two-time world champions 34-32. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2019, two days before a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against South Africa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Japan rugby players (from L) Amanaki Lelei Mafi, James Moore and Ryohei Yamanaka come back to Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2019, after Japan beat Samoa in a Rugby World Cup Pool A match the previous day in Toyota, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Japan v Ireland

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan is tackled by an Ireland player during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match on Sept. 28, 2019, in Fukuroi, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japanese team trains ahead of World Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan trains with his teammates in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019, ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan-S. Africa World Cup warm-up match

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (R) of Japan is tackled in the second half of a Rugby World Cup warm-up match against South Africa in Kumagaya, near Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's squad for World Cup warm-up vs. S. Africa

Japan rugby player Amanaki Lelei Mafi meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2019, ahead of a World Cup warm-up match against South Africa on Sept. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Amanaki Lelei Mafi playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji. Mafi was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan training

Sweat drips from the face of Tongan-born Japan rugby player Amanaki Lelei Mafi during national team training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (C) of Japan runs with the ball in the first half of a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Tonga on Aug. 3, 2019, at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (L) is pictured during Japan's training at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2019, a day before a Pacific Nations Cup match against Tonga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi of Japan speaks at a press conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2019, two days before a Pacific Nations Cup match against Tonga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (2nd from L) of Japan runs with the ball in the second half of a Pacific Nations Cup rugby pool-stage match against Fiji on July 27, 2019, in Kamaishi, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan national team training

Keita Inagaki (R) and Amanaki Lelei Mafi (2nd from R) are pictured during Japan's national rugby team training in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on July 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Amanaki Lelei Mafi

Japan international Amanaki Lelei Mafi speaks after joining the national team's Rugby World Cup training camp in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on March 4, 2019. Mafi returned to the national team for the first time since June 2018 after being charged with intent to injure former Melbourne Rebels teammate Lopeti Timani in New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Super Rugby: Mafi of Melbourne Rebels

Amanaki Lelei Mafi (L) of the Melbourne Rebels practices at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on March 2, 2018, ahead of a Super Rugby match against the Sunwolves. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Steelers vs Shining Arcs

Kobe Kobelco Steelers' Akihiro Shimizu (c) tackles NTT Communications Shining Arcs' Amanaki Lelei Mafi during the second half of a 28-28 draw in a Japan Rugby Top League game at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Joseph pleased with Japan effort in big win over S. Korea

Amanaki Lotoahea of Japan scores a try against South Korea in the first half of an Asia Rugby Championship game at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on April 29, 2017. Japan won 80-10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo