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RD 4 PREVIEW: Exclusive news, line-ups and comments
Japan Rugby League One returns this weekend for the fourth round of the competition and first set of fixtures in 2026. Urayasu D-Rocks (6th) v Yokohama Canon Eagles (12th) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo - 12.00 KO The top-flight action kicks off on Saturday with Graham Rowntree’s vastly-improved Urayasu D-Rocks hosting ex-All Black Leon MacDonald’s basement outfit Yokohama Canon Eagles. Chiba-based Urayasu only won three games in the entire 18-round regular season in 2

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Jan 1016 min read


Foley steers Kubota past Toyota with last-gasp drop-goal
Kubota Spears fly-half Bernard Foley’s injury-time drop-goal sealed a dramatic come-from-behind win for the former League One champions...

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Dec 22, 20243 min read


VIDEO - Every Bernard Foley try in L1 2023-24
Kubota Spears' 2015 RWC runner-up Bernard Foley scored five tries in eight games in League One last season. Foley, 35, joined Kubota in...

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Sep 27, 20241 min read
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