Papier named SA Vodacom URC Player of the Season
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyVodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been rewarded for this excellent form in the 2025/26 season by being named the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the season. Papier’s...
Kolbe the Top Gun Under the JRLO Sun
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok star heads League One Points Standings It might have been a routine kick in a game Tokyo Sungoliath had well in hand, but Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe’s 65thminute penalty goal during...
Official Preview for Round 17 of Japan Rugby League One
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyCheslin Kolbe and Tokyo Sungoliath are back!The five-time national champions ended an unprecedented run of five consecutive defeats in Japan Rugby League One emphatically yesterday, engineering a 54-38...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 13 Review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySaitama Wild Knights pulled off their late late show for the second time in three weeks when replacement propLisala Finau ploughed through a pile of defenders in the 84th minute to break Tokyo Sungoliath...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 11 Review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCan life get any better for Kobelco Kobe Steelers boss Dave Rennie?Less than two weeks after being announced as the new All Blacks coach, Rennie oversaw his side’s move to thetop of the Japan Rugby...
Kintetsu Liners' Manie Libbok Suffers first loss in 203 days
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyKintetsu Liners' fly-half Manie Libbok's 13 game winning streak was ended by Kamaishi Seawaves on Saturday. Springboks star Libbok (28) who won the Rugby World Cup in 2023, was on an unbeaten run...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round 10 review
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBrodie Retallick continued his try-scoring addiction this season, scoring twice amongst the 12 gathered by KobelcoKobe Steelers as they savaged hapless Urayasu D-Rocks 78-19 yesterday to retain second...
Japan Rugby League One preview (Round Eight)
3 months 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 Four Official Preview
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyShizuoka BlueRevs might have won just once in the opening three rounds, but the side led by Springbok KwaggaSmith are not to be underrated, and their next opponent, Saitama Wild Knights, certainly won’t...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Season Preview
6 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...
