The Top 10 Highest Earners in Rugby Union
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen Rugby Union turned professional on 26 August 1995, it is doubtful that those involved in the game, either directly or at a distance, could have conceived of the salaries which some players are taking...
Top League Round 6 Review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 6 of the Top League provided fans with a riveting mix of bruising defensive efforts and scintillating attack. The most noteworthy individual defensive effort came from Honda Heat number 8 Paul Schoeman...
Matsushima to join Clermont from July 2020
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySuntory Sungoliath has today confimed that Japan fullback/wing Kotaro Matsushima will join Clermont after the Top League 2020 season. 松島幸太朗「ASMクレルモン・オーヴェルニュ」への移籍のお知らせ！...
Top League Highlights: Suntory Sungoliath v Shining Arcs
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFrom the outlook of the first half, it was easy to see that Suntory Sungoliath had the upper hand over their opponents, NTT Communications Shining Arcs. The second half proved to be a much more even affair...
Japan continues to benefit from World Cup hype after record attendances in the Top League
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe hype from the Rugby World Cup has not died down in Japan with the Top League recording record attendances during the opening round of the competition on Sunday. The season got off to a late...
Top League Highlights: Toshiba Brave Lupus Vs Suntory Sungoliath
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyToshiba Brave Lupus has the victory in this game with 26 points on the score board, and Suntory Sungoliath had 19 points. They played at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground.
Test Stars To Light Up Japan's Top League In 2020
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this weekend with a number of test stars of the past and present set to light up the competition in 2020. With the Champions Cup returning this weekend with the...
Monday Morning Round Up
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJoseph drops out of All Blacks race & re-signs with Japan The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has today announced that coach Jamie Joseph has signed a new deal with Japan, taking...
Samu Kerevi wants to ditch Wallabies and feature for a Pacific Island side in 2023
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies vice-captain and star centre Samu Kerevi has made the bombshell revelation that he wants to play for Fiji at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Fijian-born centre was speaking...
Naoya Okubo becomes the first Japanese head coach in Super Rugby
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTokyo-based Super Rugby outfit the Sunwolves named former Japan international flanker Naoya Okubo as their new head coach. Okubo represented Japan at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups and becomes...
