Japan Rugby League One Preview (Round Sixteen)
2 days ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile their playing careers didn’t overlap, Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans and his Ricoh Black RamsTokyo counterpart Tabai Matson know each other well.A dual international for...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 15 Review
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have returned to summit while the team they beat in last year’s semi-final, YokohamaCanon Eagles, are looking less likely to feature in this season’s playoffs,...
Reds Break 12-Year losing streak to Highlanders
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Reds snapped their 12-year hoodoo in Dunedin with a rousing 29-23 victory over the Highlanders in New Zealand today.The wildly seesawing match saw the Reds fight back from a 20-12 deficit...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Eleven Preview
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One There might not be a photocopier in sight, but company business will still be on the agenda when Yokohama Canon Eagles and Ricoh Black Rams clash in Japan Rugby League One’s quaintly...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Ten Review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One An outstanding individual performance by Springbok inside centre Damien de Allende led Saitama Panasonic Wild Knightsto a gutsy 46-32 win over Kobelco Kobe Steelers at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-245 Round Nine Preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyShizuoka Blue Revs just won’t go away.Ever since backrower Vueti Tupou scored in the 85th minute to pip Kobelco Kobe Steelers on opening day, well fanciedrivals have been waiting for this season’s...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Six Review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One Eighteen points from flyhalf Mikiya Takamoto led Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath to their second win of the season, knocking Shizuoka Blue Revs out of the top four in the process, as the visitors...
Japan Rugby League One Round Six Preview
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFresh from their first win of the season, at the fifth attempt, Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath coach Kosei Ono has had an extra week to prepare for their next challenge: a trip to Yamaha Stadium to tackle the...
Japan Rugby League One round three review
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA try five minutes from time by winger Haruto Kida sent Mie Honda Heat to its first defeat of the season after Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay won a thrilling contest 32-27 at a sun-drenched Suzuka Gardens...
Wallabies duo, former NRL aim to leave a mark in Japan
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe start of a new Japanese rugby season will provide the Wallabies' hierarchy with more than passing interest as the countdown to the British & Irish Lions tour begins. Marika Koroibete, who was...
