Japan bound ... foundation Force player Richard Brown is heading to Japan. Source: DIANNE MANSON / AAP
Foundation Western Force back-rower Richard Brown is the latest Australian to announce he'll continue his career in Japan.
After eight seasons with the Perth-based Super Rugby franchise during which he won 23 caps for the Wallabies, Brown will take up a two-year contract with the Honda Heat in the Japanese Top League.
| Australia Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brumbies | 10 | 3 | 2 | 141 | 7 | 59 |
| 2 | Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 54 |
| 3 | Waratahs | 8 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 44 |
| 4 | Melbourne Rebels | 4 | 11 | 0 | -134 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Western Force | 3 | 11 | 1 | -105 | 5 | 27 |
| New Zealand Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Chiefs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 9 | 61 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 10 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 8 | 56 |
| 3 | Blues | 6 | 9 | 0 | -7 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Hurricanes | 6 | 9 | 0 | -63 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Highlanders | 3 | 12 | 0 | -121 | 7 | 27 |
| South Africa Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Bulls | 12 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 7 | 63 |
| 2 | Cheetahs | 10 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 50 |
| 3 | Stormers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 46 |
| 4 | Sharks | 7 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Southern Kings | 3 | 11 | 1 | -221 | 2 | 24 |
The 28-year-old will play his 89th and final game for the Force when they host the Brumbies on Saturday night.
Brown is keen for a different rugby experience.
"I think I was at risk of becoming stale and that wouldn't have been good for either me or the club,'' Brown said.
"It was a very hard decision to step away from the Force and experience something new.
"At this point of my life I just didn't want to run the risk of being here eight years and not experiencing something different.''
Brown will join former Force teammates Cameron Shepherd and Haig Sare - now a coach at the Suzuka-based Honda club - as well as ex-Waratahs centre Sam Harris.
Brown's departure will leave captain Matt Hodgson and prop Pek Cowan as the sole remaining foundation players at the club from its inaugural season in 2006.
Waratahs utility back Berrick Barnes and Melbourne Rebels winger Cooper Vuna are amongst those to leave Australian rugby at the end of this Super Rugby season to play in Japan.
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