Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 3 Review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyA 29-point haul from veteran Wallaby flyhalf Bernard Foley, alongside 11 tries, has allowed Kubota Spears to rompto their third straight win in Japan Rugby League One after the Frans Ludeke-coached outfit...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Two) Review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyToshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo responded as champions often do, overcoming the adversity of playing away againstan opponent who beat them twice last season, to get their title defence started in today’s...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round Two
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter shipping 46 points without reply on the opening weekend, the last thing the defending Japan Rugby LeagueOne champions probably needed was a date with Springbok Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka BlueRevs,...
Official Review: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 | Round One
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyInjury plagued former Brave Blossoms flyhalf Takuya Yamasawa was the star as Saitama Wild Knights gave ToshibaBrave Lupus Tokyo a nasty surprise, carrying out a 46-0 demolition of the defending champions...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Season Preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stories within ‘The Story’ Richie Mo’unga for the title hattrick? Is this Dave Rennie’s time? A new boss at the Wild Knights? Will Mark Teleabe the new Joseph Manu? Can Valynce...
Reinach hits 50 in settled Bok squad to face Wales
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will earn his 50th Test cap when he takes the field against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in a settled team named by national coach Rassie...
Erasmus mixes team selection for Italy showdown
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a new-look starting team for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test against Italy at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Saturday afternoon, which will again be...
Porthen to make Bok debut as Erasmus sticks with tested combinations against Japan
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a largely settled match-23 for the...
Uncapped Porthen named in exciting Bok tour squad
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Junior Springbok prop and captain Zachary Porthen earned his first Springbok call-up on Monday as national coach Rassie Erasmus named a quality 36-man squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing...
Erasmus keeps faith in core of squad to face Pumas
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Wednesday named most of the players who were members of the squad that retained the Freedom Cup in New Zealand last weekend in his 33-man squad for their closing two Castle...
