Sam Cane rugby player
Sam Cane rugby player

Sam Cane

13th Jan 1992 1.89m/103kg Openside Flanker

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 15 Review

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 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,...

Japan Rugby League One Preview

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s a big weekend for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath. A constant in Top League and Japan Rugby League One playoffs since the inception of a nationwide round robin competition 22 years ago, Suntory have...

Japan Rugby League One (Round Eleven) Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two years ago, Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka Blue Revs became the first team to beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the regular season of Japan Rugby League One. Yesterday, the Springbok backrower’s...

Italy excited to host rugby’s next generation with World Rugby U20 Championship 2025

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has today confirmed that Italy will host the World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 from 29 June-19 July with matches held in four cities across the Lombardia and Veneto regions. It will be the...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Nine Review

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath have yet to miss the playoffs since Japan Rugby League One inaugurated, and they are now onthe cusp of the top six for the first time this season after an exciting 40-35 win over...

Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Six Review

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division 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 Rugby

Fresh 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...

Wallabies duo, former NRL aim to leave a mark in Japan

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 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...

Japan League One Rugby returns

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off next week, with the tournament opening with the clash betweenMie Honda Heat and Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo on December 21.The match is the first of 209...

Robertson makes overseas players plea after New Zealand labour versus Italy

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has said he wants to see overseas-based players become eligible for the All Blacks after his side laboured to a 29-11 win over Italy.  The visitors recorded...