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Mark Pickering
Jan 81 min read
RugbyJP picks a veteran JRLO XV
Could this team of veteran players be competitive in Japan Rugby League One? What do you think of the team? Let us know on social media...

Mark Pickering
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Japan XV of newly-qualified players
The upcoming fourth season of League One will see a host of foreign-born players qualify to play for Japan. RugbyJP has selected a 'Japan...

Mark Pickering
Sep 24, 20241 min read
VIDEO - Every Kotaro Matsushima try in L1 2023-24
Suntory Sungoliath full-back Kotaro Matsushima scored seven tries last season in League One. Matsushima, 31, was overlooked for Eddie...

Mark Pickering
Sep 24, 20242 min read
No second thoughts about leaving New Zealand - Sam Cane
Former All Blacks captain Sam Cane has said that he has no regrets about his decision to walk away from New Zealand rugby to prolong his...

Mark Pickering
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz signs Australian teenager
Toyota Verblitz has announced the signing of Australian teenager Jonas Tanaka Dowlin. The 18-year-old hooker graduated from Waverley...


Mark Pickering
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Suntory signs promising Kiwi scrum-half
Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath have signed promising scrum-half Max Hughes from Christchurch-based footy side Sydenham RFC. Suntory has already...

Mark Pickering
Sep 22, 20241 min read
VIDEO - Every Jone Naikabula try in L1 2023-24
Toshiba's Jone Naikabula starred for his side with a haul of 12 tries in the 2023-24 season The Fiji-born winger, 30, signed a four-year...

Mark Pickering
Sep 22, 20241 min read
VIDEO HL - Japan v Fiji, PNC Final
Watch below the highlights of Fiji's commanding 41-17 win over Japan in Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup Grand Final in Osaka. #rugbyjp...

Mark Pickering
Sep 21, 20241 min read
VIDEO - Every Nathan Hughes try in L1 2023-24
Watch all 12 of Black Rams Tokyo number eight Nathan Hughes' tries from the 2023-24 League One season. Fiji-born Hughes, 33, earned 22...

Mark Pickering
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Honda Heat set to move over 600km from Suzuka to Tochigi
League One division one side Honda Heat are set to relocate from Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture to Utsunomiya City in Tochigi – next to...

Mark Pickering
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Ex-Kobe star Ardie Savea - Wallabies in Sydney is a huge task
All Blacks vice-captain and former Kobe Steelers star Ardie Savea remains confident that his side can turn around their below-par Rugby...

Mark Pickering
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Best of Sonny Bill Williams in Japan
Highlights of Sonny Bill Williams playing for Panasonic in the 2012-2013 Top League season. Follow RugbyJP.com on social media:...

Mark Pickering
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Best non-Japanese League One team
RugbyJP.com has compiled a Best non-Japanese League One XV of players who will be competing in Japan's top-flight next season. What are...
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