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Mo’unga stars as Toshiba win back-to-back League One titles
Toshiba Brave Lupus made history as the first team to win back-to-back League One titles as they defeated Kubota Spears 18-13 at the...

Mark Pickering
Jun 1, 20253 min read


I’ll put my body on the line – Lomano Lemeki
Honda Heat star Lomano Lemeki is prepared to put his body on the line and lead by example in the second leg of their relegation/promotion...

Mark Pickering
May 29, 20252 min read


Kubota outmuscles Saitama to book final against Toshiba
Former League One champions Kubota Spears defeated the competition’s inaugural winners Saitama Wild Knights to book a place in next...

Mark Pickering
May 25, 20253 min read


Clinical champions Toshiba overpower Kobe to advance to the final
League One champions Toshiba Brave Lupus defeated Kobe Steelers 31-3 in the semi-final to advance to next Sunday’s final at the National...

Mark Pickering
May 24, 20252 min read


RugbyJP's Wales team to play Japan
RugbyJP.com has picked its starting Wales team to play Japan in the first Test on 5 July following interim head coach Matt Sherratt's...

Mark Pickering
May 21, 20251 min read


Kintetsu Liners’ Kefu to lead First Nations & Pasifika XV v Lions
Kintetsu Liners’ forwards coach and World Cup-winning Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu will coach the First Nations and Pasifika XV...

Mark Pickering
May 20, 20252 min read


Ex-Kubota star Liam Williams set to be a free agent
Former Kubota Spears full-back Liam Williams will be a free agent this summer after his short-term contract with Saracens expires. The...

Mark Pickering
May 15, 20251 min read


Japan World Cup star Lemeki laments player re-classification
Honda Heat star Lomano Lemeki has lamented Japan Rugby League One’s re-classification of foreign-born Japan internationals. Lemeki, 36,...

Mark Pickering
May 15, 20252 min read


Kurt-Lee Arendse among 20 players leaving Dynaboars
Glenn Delaney’s Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars announced their outgoing players after concluding their season with an away...

Mark Pickering
May 9, 20251 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Japan Rugby set to unveil new player category system
Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) will host a media briefing on Tuesday to unveil a new system for classifying players. The Sydney Morning...

Mark Pickering
May 9, 20251 min read


EXCLUSIVE – Freddie Burns talks about his next move
Former England fly-half Freddie Burns has commented on his next possible move with a host of international sides understood to be...

Mark Pickering
May 9, 20252 min read


Relegation-threatened Urayasu announces 13 summer departures
Division one basement outfit Urayasu D-Rocks has announced that 13 players will leave the club this summer. Greig Laidlaw’s team has been...

Mark Pickering
May 7, 20251 min read


EXCLUSIVE – Liam Williams set to miss Wales’ tour to Japan
Former Kubota Spears full-back Liam Williams will miss Wales’ two-match tour to Japan this summer, RugbyJP.com can reveal. Williams, 34,...

Mark Pickering
May 1, 20252 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Pieter-Steph du Toit to miss Toyota's run-in
World Player of The Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has returned to Japan and club duty with relegation candidates Toyota Verblitz but will not...

Mark Pickering
May 1, 20252 min read


Ex-Rockets lock Jake Ball re-joins the Scarlets
Former NEC Green Rockets lock Jake Ball has completed his retirement u-turn by signing a deal to return to Welsh URC outfit Scarlets for...

Mark Pickering
Apr 30, 20253 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Nohamba retains hopes of Boks call-up
Shizuoka Blue Revs scrum-half Sanele Nohamba still has hopes of donning a Springboks jersey after leaving his homeland to take up a...

Mark Pickering
Apr 19, 20252 min read


RugbyJP.com Gossip Column
Welcome to the latest edition of RugbyJP.com ’s Gossip Column as we round-up all the latest news, transfer rumours, departures and...

Mark Pickering
Apr 16, 20252 min read


EXCLUSIVE – Richie Mo’unga to join ANZAC team to play the Lions
Toshiba Brave Lupus star Richie Mo’unga has been invited to join the ANZAC team to play the British and Irish Lions by his former All...

Mark Pickering
Apr 14, 20251 min read


League One stars as viral toy figures
RugbyJP transformed four League One stars into toy figures in the latest online AI trend. These images were created using AI. Which one...

Mark Pickering
Apr 10, 20251 min read


Rampant Kubota demolish the Rams in Tokyo
Former League One champions Kubota Spears underlined their title credentials with a ruthless 42-14 demolition of Black Rams Tokyo at...

Mark Pickering
Apr 7, 20253 min read
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