Saitama Wild Knights

Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Seven Review

Outta Sight, Wild Knight! The gap between the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and the rest is widening at the top of the Japan Rugby League One point’s table but the Chiefs’ conquerors from...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Saitama Wild Knights v Tokyo Sungoliath

Japan Rugby League One Preview

Division One – Old ‘friends’ re-unite. The finalists from the last Top League and the first Japan Rugby League One will reacquaint themselves with each other as Division One resumes...

McLaughlin-Phillips up to for Reds starting challenge

Harry McLaughlin-Phillips was just a seven-year-old spectator when Will Genia, Digby Ioane and Quade Cooper inspired the Reds’ 18-13 Super Rugby title win at Suncorp Stadium.  Now at 19, the...

Bright Future for The Cross Border Rugby

Japan Rugby League One chairman Genichi Tamatsuka believes the future of the recently completed The Cross-Border Rugby between local clubs and their New Zealand counterparts from DHL Super Rugby is bright.“It...

Erasmus signed to 2027 as Bok coaching team confirmed

Rassie Erasmus – the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles of 2019 and 2023 – has returned to the role of head coach for the next four years, following...

The Cross-Border Rugby Begins

The 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...

The Cross-Border Rugby Kicks Off a New Era for Japan and New Zealand

Japan Rugby League One chairman Genichi Tamatsuka has hailed next week’s kick-off in The Cross-Border rugby competition between Japan and New Zealand as a new era for relations between the countries...

Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Six Preview

Division One – Last Call (Before Cross Border) Official business might take priority when Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath step out on Saturday, but don’t be fooled.With...

Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Five Review

Division One – Malcolm Who? The loss of serial try-scoring Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx to injury appeared fatal to the chances of Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay mounting a successful title...