Michael Leitch sets Brave Blossoms record
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his match-day squad to face England in Pool D at Stade de Nice on Sunday, 17 September, with back-row Michael Leitch on course to make his 15th Rugby World Cup appearance. 1...
Japan v Chile: Match Preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyChile, the lowest-ranked side to qualify the 2023 tournament, make their Rugby World Cup debut against a Japan side that sit eight places above them in World Rugby's rankings. The South Americans have...
Japan name team to play Chile
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his match-day 23 to face Chile in Toulouse on Sunday. 1 Keita Inagaki 2 Atsushi Sakate 3 Jiwon Gu 4 Jack Cornelsen 5 Amato Fakatava 6 Michael...
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...
Japan 23-32 Australia: Wallabies enjoy best winning streak since 2015
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNot since October 2015 had the Wallabies enjoyed a five-game winning streak but they ended that drought by holding off Japan in Oita. Australia won their fifth consecutive game after...
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...
Test Stars To Light Up Japan's Top League In 2020
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this weekend with a number of test stars of the past and present set to light up the competition in 2020. With the Champions Cup returning this weekend with the...
Japan makes 4 changes to face Scotland
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan coach Jamie Joseph has named his team for the Pool A match against Scotland at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday 13 October. The side sees four changes to the starting XV which...
Winners and Losers: Japan vs Samoa
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe host nation, Japan, kept their winning streak alive on Saturday as they swept aside Samoa 38-19 at the City of Toyota Stadium. The Asian nation currently lead Pool A with 14 points and are on track...
Japan’s need for speed if Ireland are to be unsettled
5 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThe Japanese camp is nothing if not forthright. While attack coach Tony Brown yesterday warned Ireland there is more to his side’s game than just speed, wing Lomano Lemeki was openly talking about...
