Brave Blossoms make Lappies addition to Rugby World Cup squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japan Rugby Football Union announced Friday that forwards Warner Dearns, Uwe Helu, Pieter "Lappies" Labuschagne and Amanaki Saumaki had been added to the Japan squad for this year's Rugby World Cup...
Japan name squad for RWC warm up games
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...
Himeno returns to the starting lineup for Ireland clash
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJamie Joseph has confirmed the Brave Blossoms’ Team that will take on Ireland this Saturday, July 3 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The match holds huge significance for both teams, as Ireland...
Stars of the Japanese Top League
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this coming weekend with eight fixtures in the opening round of action. Kubota Spears and Mitsubishi Dynaboars kick off the opening game at the same time that...
Ultimate Rugby's World Cup Team of the Competition
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Springboks celebrate winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup, we take a look back at what was an amazing tournament in Japan and select our Team of the competition. There were a number...
Player ratings: Japan vs Scotland
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland 1. Allan Dell - 5 Made 12 tackles. 2. Fraser Brown - 6 Managed to gain a turnover for his side and make a good few tackles. 3. WP Nel - 7 15...
Hosts Japan name team for Rugby World Cup opener against Russia
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his team for the Pool A match against Russia at Tokyo Stadium on Friday, 20 September: Blindside flanker Michael Leitch will become the second player...
Hosts Japan Name Rugby World Cup Squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph has announced his 31-man Japan squad who will represent the host nation when the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off next month. Michael Leitch will captain the side and...
Super Rugby Team of the Week - Round 10
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the dust settling on Round 10 of Super Rugby we pick our team of the week with a number of players getting their first pick of the season while a few familiar faces feature again. 1....