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Wales selects Japan-based Williams and Hill
Wales has called up Kubota Spears full-back Liam Williams and Secom Rugguts lock Cory Hill for their summer training squad ahead of their...

Mark Pickering
Jun 3, 20242 min read


End-of-season report - Part 2
RugbyJP presents below Part 2 of our club-by-club report (7th-12th) for the division one 2023-2024 season. Click here to read Part 1...

Mark Pickering
May 31, 20246 min read


Yokohama lock Max Douglas joins URC’s Scarlets
Welsh side Scarlets has announced that Yokohama Canon Eagles lock Max Douglas will be joining the URC outfit next season. Australian...

Mark Pickering
May 29, 20242 min read


Mo'unga’s Toshiba defeats Wild Knights in thriller to win League One
Toshiba Brave Lupus defeated previously unbeaten Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 24-20 to win League One at the National Stadium in front...

Mark Pickering
May 26, 20242 min read


How to watch Sunday’s League One Final
League One’s star-laden final take places at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday with over 50,000 tickets already sold for Saitama...

Mark Pickering
May 25, 20241 min read


Kolbe’s last-gasp Suntory pips Kriel’s Canon to third-place
Suntory Sungoliath overturned a 12-point deficit at the break to beat Yokohama Canon Eagles 40-33 with an injury-time try to win the...

Mark Pickering
May 25, 20242 min read


Kerevi’s D-Rocks beat Cooper’s Liners to win promotion to division one
Division two winners Urayasu D-Rocks defeated division one’s basement outfit Kintetsu Liners 35-30 in Osaka on Friday to seal their...

Mark Pickering
May 24, 20242 min read


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - D-Rocks coach Greig Laidlaw
Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has been one of the highest profile recruits to join Japanese rugby from the Northern Hemisphere...

Mark Pickering
May 23, 20247 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Wales eye recall for Japan-based lock Cory Hill
Two-time Six Nations winner Cory Hill looks poised to return to the Welsh setup this summer. The Secom Ruggets lock, who has 32 caps for...

Mark Pickering
May 20, 20242 min read


Mo'unga’s Toshiba edge past Suntory to book final against the Wild Knights
Toshiba Brave Lupus defeated Suntory Sungoliath 28-20 in a tense League One semi-final to book a place in the final against Saitama Wild...

Mark Pickering
May 19, 20242 min read


Semi-Final Preview – de Allende’s Panasonic v Kriel’s Yokohama
Japan Rugby League One’s third season will come to a must-see conclusion next weekend at the National Stadium in Tokyo following this...

Mark Pickering
May 18, 20243 min read


Semi-Final Preview – Mo'unga's Toshiba v Kolbe's Suntory
Japan Rugby League One has reached its penultimate weekend of the season with Tokyo set to host division one’s semi-finals at...

Mark Pickering
May 17, 20243 min read


How to watch the League One semi-finals
League One’s star-studded division one semi-finals take place at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and Sunday. Damian de...

Mark Pickering
May 16, 20241 min read


Ardie Savea savours League One experience
Kobe Steelers’ outgoing All Blacks star Ardie Savea has hailed his season in Japan as one of the highlights of his career. The World...

Mark Pickering
May 16, 20241 min read


Faf de Klerk to miss League One semi-finals
Springboks star Faf de Klerk will miss Yokohama’s play-off semi-final against unbeaten Saitama Wild Knights at Chichibunomiya Rugby...

Mark Pickering
May 15, 20241 min read


Suntory’s Kolbe meets Super Bowl winner Justin Reid in Tokyo
Suntory Sungoliath ace Cheslin Kolbe met up with NFL star Justin Reid in Tokyo and exchanged shirts as well experiences about their...

Mark Pickering
May 13, 20241 min read


Sam Cane steps down as All Blacks captain to extend Japan stay
All Blacks captain Sam Cane has announced that he will step down as his country’s captain after signing a three-year contract extension...

Mark Pickering
May 13, 20242 min read


Top Try Scorer Charts
RugbyJP has compiled the final try scorer charts for League One's three divisions following the conclusion of the regular season. Stay...

Mark Pickering
May 12, 20241 min read


Tokyo 2020 Olympian Colin Bourke announces retirement
Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens Olympian Colin Bourke has announced his retirement at the age of 39 after wrapping up his second season with Red...

Mark Pickering
May 8, 20242 min read


Ex-Japan star Hendrik Tui to launch grassroots inclusivity project
Former Japan star Hendrik Tui is launching a grassroots inclusivity project to enable children with learning disabilities to have more...

Mark Pickering
May 7, 20242 min read
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