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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Japan v Samoa

Wimpie van der Walt of Japan is tackled by a Samoa player during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match in Toyota, central Japan, on Oct. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Japan v Samoa

Japan's Michael Leitch (L) and Wimpie van der Walt tackle a Samoa player during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match on Oct. 5, 2019, in Toyota, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Japan v Samoa

Wimpie van der Walt (L) of Japan is tackled by a Samoa player during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa in Toyota, central Japan, on Oct. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Wimpie Van Der Walt of Japan speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2019, four days before the Rugby World Cup opener against Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Wimpie van der Walt of Japan wins a lineout during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Russia in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan

Wimpie van der Walt (C) of Japan catches the ball during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Russia in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken July 27, 2019, shows Wimpie van der Walt playing for Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji in Japan. Van der Walt 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

South African-born Japan rugby player Wimpie van der Walt (R) practices with teammates in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Wimpie Van Der Walt (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

Wimpie Van Der Walt (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: New Japan jerseys for World Cup

Japan rugby players (from L) Timothy Lafaele, Shota Horie, Michael Leitch, Kenki Fukuoka and Wimpie van der Walt pose for a photo in the new national team jerseys in Tokyo on July 4, 2019, for the World Cup beginning Sept. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: New Japan jerseys for World Cup

Japan rugby players (from L) Timothy Lafaele, Shota Horie, Michael Leitch, Kenki Fukuoka and Wimpie van der Walt pose for a photo in the new national team jerseys in Tokyo on July 4, 2019, for the World Cup beginning Sept. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan train for Tonga

Japan scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka (R) moves the ball as Shinya Makabe (C) and Wimpie van der Walt trail during a training session in Toulouse, France, on Nov. 17, 2017, ahead of a rugby test match the next day against Tonga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo