Japan Rugby League One round nine review
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is a new name at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the regular season in Japan Rugby League One as Kubota Spears took over from Saitama Wild Knights following the inaugural champions’...
Japan Rugby League One Round Nine Official Preview
5 days ago by Ultimate RugbyIs this the biggest test? League leaders, Saitama Wild Knights, might be unbeaten this season, and the winners of 71 matches from 82 outings since Japan Rugby League One inaugurated five years ago, but...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round Eight Preview
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyIt couldn’t have come at a better time. Yokohama Canon Eagles’ first win of the season was an important step forward for the two-time League One semi-finalists, and a great confidence boost...
Japan Rugby League One preview (Round Eight)
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyCrunch time has come early. While neither Toyota Verblitz nor Yokohama Canon Eagles will become relegation series certainties should they lose at Aichi’s Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium on Saturday,...
Japan Rugby League One round five preview
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThings might be about to get worse for Toyota Verblitz. Fresh off having let a 29-10 halftime lead slip against BlackRams Tokyo, they now must rouse themselves for one of the most daunting assignments...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 3 Review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyA 29-point haul from veteran Wallaby flyhalf Bernard Foley, alongside 11 tries, has allowed Kubota Spears to rompto their third straight win in Japan Rugby League One after the Frans Ludeke-coached outfit...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Season Preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stories within ‘The Story’ Richie Mo’unga for the title hattrick? Is this Dave Rennie’s time? A new boss at the Wild Knights? Will Mark Teleabe the new Joseph Manu? Can Valynce...
Free Jacks Welcome Pingi Tala’apitaga as New Forwards Coach
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe New England Free Jacks have recruited the highly rated Pingi Tala’apitaga to join their coaching staff for the 2026 MLR season. The 38-year-old Samoan becomes the latest coach to join the Free...
Blockbuster start to new Japan Rugby League One Season
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDefending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo host Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights on opening weekend in ablockbuster start to the fifth edition of Japan Rugby League One, which kicks off on December 13.Hunting...
Japan Rugby League One review (semi-finals)
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMalcolm Marx led Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay into their second Japan Rugby League One final in three years after his side held off Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 28-24 in a gripping second semi-final...
