Japan internationals Naoya Okubo and Takashi Yoshida will leave Top League club Suntory Sungoliath this week, Suntory officials said Monday.
No. 8 Okubo is hoping to launch a career overseas, while fullback Yoshida will try to land a contract with another Japanese club.
Both players' professional contracts expire Wednesday.
Okubo and Yoshida were both members of Japan's squad at the Rugby World Cup in Australia last year.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.