Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One Round Fourteen
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Matsuda versus Barrett II: Rikiya’s big moment It’s been quite a year for Rikiya Matsuda.A 37-cap Brave Blossom, and long-time pilot of the champion Saitama Panasonic...
Brave Blossoms named to Take on Italy Ahead of RWC
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith only two weeks remaining until Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France, Japan Head Coach, Jamie Joseph has today named his Brave Blossoms side to take on Italy in Treviso, this Saturday, 26 August...
Japan name squad for RWC warm up games
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...
JAPAN v FRANCE: Preview, Stats, Facts and Lineups
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan host France in Aichi on Saturday in what is just the fourth official meeting between the two sides since 1973. The sides have met on 10 occasions, although France did not award...
Ranked: The Heaviest Test Packs This July
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe test season is back, and with all the squads locked in for July, we check the scales and see which team could field the heaviest pack. Taking the weights listed...
Top stats performers from the Japanese League One final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Saitama Wild Knights snatched the 2022 Japanese League One title with an 18-12 victory over Tokyo Sungoliath in a hard-fought match at the Japan National Stadium. Wallaby international...
Beauden Barrett and three World Cup winning Springboks named in Top League XV of 2021
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League concluded this weekend with Panasonic Wild Knights beating Suntory Sungoliath 26-31 in the Final on Sunday. The competition organisers have since named the...
Michael Leitch captain as Jamie Joseph names a 36-man squad
2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby13 uncapped players have been named by Jamie Joseph in his 36 man squad ahead of the game against the Sunwolves and the British and Irish Lions. Craig Millar, Yukio Morikawa, Shunta Nakamura,...
