Toshiba Brave Lupus superstar Richie Mo’unga returned to action on Saturday as the back-to-back League One champions defeated Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 36-33 in their latest pre-season game in Fuchu. Two-time MVP winner Mo’unga, 31, who will return to New Zealand next summer, was making his first appearance since his starring role in the League One final win against Kubota Spears in June. “It felt awesome to be back playing, it’s been five months and nothing can prepare

Toshiba Brave Lupus superstar Richie Mo’unga returns to action on Saturday for the first time since steering his side to back-to-back League One titles in June.  Mo’unga, 31, opened the scoring after five minutes with a sublime solo effort and added eight points from his boot to inspire the Fuchu team to an 18-13 win over Kubota Spears, despite playing with a broken hand.  The 2023 World Cup runner-up, who won the Japan Rugby League One MVP award for the second season in a ro

Toshiba Brave Lupus’ head coach Todd Blackadder will manage talismanic captain Michael Leitch’s minutes next season after the Japan stalwart was an ever-present last term.  The 37-year-old was an integral player as the Fuchu side retained their League One crown by conquering Malcolm Marx and Bernard Foley’s Kubota Spears 18-13 with player of the match Richie Mo’unga putting on a masterclass.   Leitch, who led Japan to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in 2019 for the first t

Toshiba Brave Lupus fly-half Richie Mo’unga was approached by Tonga Rugby Union about a potential allegiance switch before he inked a new deal with New Zealand Rugby, RugbyJP.com can reveal. Back-to-back League One and MVP winner Mo’unga, 31, who last represented the All Blacks in the World Cup final loss to South Africa in 2023, was the subject of intense interest from Tonga, as RugbyJP.com revealed in February. RugbyJP.com © The mercurial seven-time Super Rugby winner tu

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Toshiba Brave Lupus' double League One winner and back-to-back MVP Richie Mo’unga will return to New Zealand in 2026 after completing his...

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Japan head coach Eddie Jones came into the home Lipovitan D Challenge Cup series against Wales under-pressure and in need making a...

Back-to-back League One winner Warner Dearns will join Super Rugby Pacific outfit the Hurricanes for the 2026 season, the club announced...

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Toshiba Brave Lupus star Shannon Frizell is set to deal the All Blacks a major blow by extending his stay in Japan after completing his...

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...

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...

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

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...

Champions Toshiba Brave Lupus defeated Saitama Wild Knights 42-31 to replace them at the top of the table as Robbie Deans’ side were...