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Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Final

3 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Richie Mo’unga. Bernard Foley. Quade Cooper. Freddie Burns.Who will be the point of difference?It’s the weekend of the star flyhalves as the fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One reaches...

Japan Rugby League One review (semi-finals)

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Malcolm Marx led Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay into their second Japan Rugby League One final in three years after his side held off Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 28-24 in a gripping second semi-final...

Turner joins Harlequins

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins is excited to announce the signing of hooker George Turner ahead of the 2025/26 season. Turner, 32, arrives with a wealth of experience, having earned 45 caps for Scotland and represented his...

Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Quarter Finals

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One And then there were six. With half of Division One having exited the competition, the six remaining get down to business from tomorrow, sorting out who will be crowned Kings of the fourth...

Japan Rugby League One Preview (Round Sixteen)

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

While their playing careers didn’t overlap, Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans and his Ricoh Black RamsTokyo counterpart Tabai Matson know each other well.A dual international for...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 15 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have returned to summit while the team they beat in last year’s semi-final, YokohamaCanon Eagles, are looking less likely to feature in this season’s playoffs,...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former champions Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay and Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have joined reigning premiers Toshiba Brave Lupus in the playoffs, earning their invitations with four games to spare...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 13 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One A remarkable hattrick in the final 10 minutes by Shannon Frizell and a pair of tries from fellow New Zealand-born secondrower Jacob Pierce powered Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo to a 59-21 win...

Japan Rugby League One Preview

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s a big weekend for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath. A constant in Top League and Japan Rugby League One playoffs since the inception of a nationwide round robin competition 22 years ago, Suntory have...

Japan Rugby League One (Round Eleven) Review

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two years ago, Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka Blue Revs became the first team to beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the regular season of Japan Rugby League One. Yesterday, the Springbok backrower’s...