Japan Rugby has announced that a League One Festival will be held ahead of the Brave Blossoms’ bumper Test match against the All Blacks...

Former Wallabies star Matt Giteau played for Top League side Suntory Sungoliath from 2017-2020

Steve Hansen’s big-spending Toyota Verblitz have strengthened their squad by bringing in Scottish lock Richie Gray from URC champions...

Best of All Blacks great Dan Carter in Japan. The Kobe Steelers fly-half won the Top League and the MVP award in his first season in...

Urayasu D-Rocks wing Israel Folau has spent three seasons in Japan.  Ex-Wallabies star Folau, 35, helped his team earn promotion to...

Mitsubishi Dynaboars has finally unveiled Springspoks wing Kurt-Lee Arendse as their latest signing and one of the highest-profile...

All Blacks star Damian McKenzie scored 191 points including 7 tries as he led Suntory Sungoliath to the League One final in 2022.

Japan great Michael Leitch celebrated his 36th birthday on Monday. RugbyJP presents 15 of the most interesting facts about the evergreen...

Honda Heat flanker Kei Touma has been arrested while driving under the influence of alcohol following a team meal, the top-flight club...

All Blacks star Beauden Barrett played for Suntory Sungoliath in 2020-21 and Toyota Verblitz in 2023-2024.

Australian scrum-half Nick Phipps has signed a two-year contract extension at division two side NEC Green Rockets, RugbyJP.com can...

South Africa wing Makazole Mapimpi scored 4 tries in six appearances for NTT Red Hurricanes in the last Top League season in 2021. ...

Former Kubota Spears lock JD Schickerling has revealed that he left Japan to move back to URC outfit the Stormers to chase his dream of...

Springboks ace Jesse Kriel has scored 14 tries in League One for Yokohama Canon Eagles. Yokohama start their 2024-25 season at home...

Shizuoka Blue Revs centre Charles Piutau scored 5 tries last season in Japan.

Manu Samoa coach Mase Mahonri Schwalger was arrested on sexual assault charges last week according to reports in Samoa. The Samoa...

All Blacks great and double World Cup winner Ma'a Nonu visited his former Top League club Black Rams Tokyo today. Nonu, 42, who played...

All Blacks teammates Sam Cane and TJ Perenara will be reunited in December when the Black Rams Tokyo hosts Suntory Sungoliath at...

RugbyJP has updated our list of every pre-season fixtures featuring League One sides. Please credit RugbyJP.com if you copy or reprint...

Yokohama Canon Eagles wing Viliame Takayawa scored 12 tries last season in League One.  Fiji-born Takayawa, 27, qualifies for Japan on...