Classic XV | Hurricanes v Chiefs
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the Hurricanes hosting the Chiefs in the second semi-final of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, Ultimate Rugby decided to have a look at the best players in each position who have played for these...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round 15 Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – More Fuchu ‘fun’ to come Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath can’t get enough of each other.Well, that’s how it might seem to outsiders...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One Round Fourteen
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Matsuda versus Barrett II: Rikiya’s big moment It’s been quite a year for Rikiya Matsuda.A 37-cap Brave Blossom, and long-time pilot of the champion Saitama Panasonic...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Thirteen Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – It’s ‘squeaky bum’ time for Kobe It’s come down to this.Win four games back-to-back or the season’s revival is going to fall short.That is the assignment...
Japan League One Review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Dented Steelers All Black Ardie Savea’s hopes of finishing his sabbatical with a Japan Rugby League One title took a major blow after Kobelco Kobe Steelers dropped out of the...
All Black great Samuel Whitelock announces retirement from professional rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySamuel Whitelock has announced he will retire from all professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France where he is playing for Pau.The 35-year-old has called time on an illustrious professional...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Eight Review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Four Star Savea Sinks Toyota Reigning World Rugby Player of the Year Ardie Savea showed his class, scoring four tries as former Wallaby coach Dave Rennie enjoyed his finest moment...
The Cross-Border Rugby Begins
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Cross-Border Rugby competition between leading clubs from Japan Rugby League One and DHL Super Rugby Pacific kicks-off on Saturday when the five-time Japanese champions Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath battle...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Five Preview
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Sungoliath Aiming to Avoid Feeling Blue They did it last season to Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights.They did it again just before Christmas to Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay.Can...
A look at round four in Japans Rugby League One
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Spears Slide Continues Things aren’t getting any better for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay. Today’s 24-20 loss to Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo has left the defending champions...
