Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 13 Review
26 minutes ago by Ultimate RugbySaitama Wild Knights pulled off their late late show for the second time in three weeks when replacement propLisala Finau ploughed through a pile of defenders in the 84th minute to break Tokyo Sungoliath...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 11 Review
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyCan life get any better for Kobelco Kobe Steelers boss Dave Rennie?Less than two weeks after being announced as the new All Blacks coach, Rennie oversaw his side’s move to thetop of the Japan Rugby...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 11 Preview
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyIn the world of Japan Rugby League One, games don’t come much bigger than this.In the orange corner, the Kubota Spears: winners of the 2022-23 title, current table leaders, finalists last year, andthe...
Kintetsu Liners' Manie Libbok Suffers first loss in 203 days
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyKintetsu Liners' fly-half Manie Libbok's 13 game winning streak was ended by Kamaishi Seawaves on Saturday. Springboks star Libbok (28) who won the Rugby World Cup in 2023, was on an unbeaten run...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 10 review
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyBrodie Retallick continued his try-scoring addiction this season, scoring twice amongst the 12 gathered by KobelcoKobe Steelers as they savaged hapless Urayasu D-Rocks 78-19 yesterday to retain second...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round Eight Preview
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyIt couldn’t have come at a better time. Yokohama Canon Eagles’ first win of the season was an important step forward for the two-time League One semi-finalists, and a great confidence boost...
Japan Rugby League One preview (Round Eight)
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyCrunch time has come early. While neither Toyota Verblitz nor Yokohama Canon Eagles will become relegation series certainties should they lose at Aichi’s Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium on Saturday,...
Gonzalo Quesada has named a 33-man Italy squad for the training camp in Verona, ahead of the 2026 Men’s Six Nations.
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGonzalo Quesada, Head Coach of Italy’s Men’s National Team, has announced the 33-player squad for the Azzurri’s training camp in Verona, beginning Sunday, January 25, as preparation...
Japan Rugby League One Round Four Official Preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyShizuoka BlueRevs might have won just once in the opening three rounds, but the side led by Springbok KwaggaSmith are not to be underrated, and their next opponent, Saitama Wild Knights, certainly won’t...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Two) Review
3 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...
