Official Review: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26, Round Five
7 hours ago by Ultimate RugbyA remarkable four tries from All Black second rower Brodie Retallick, and 27 points (including two tries) by former(Waikato) Chiefs flyhalf Bryn Gatland led Kobelco Kobe Steelers to an emphatic 67-21 win...
Japan Rugby League One round five preview
4 days ago by Ultimate RugbyThings might be about to get worse for Toyota Verblitz. Fresh off having let a 29-10 halftime lead slip against BlackRams Tokyo, they now must rouse themselves for one of the most daunting assignments...
Japan Rugby League One Round Four Official Preview
1 week 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 Round 3 Review
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyA 29-point haul from veteran Wallaby flyhalf Bernard Foley, alongside 11 tries, has allowed Kubota Spears to rompto their third straight win in Japan Rugby League One after the Frans Ludeke-coached outfit...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Two) Review
4 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyToshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo responded as champions often do, overcoming the adversity of playing away againstan opponent who beat them twice last season, to get their title defence started in today’s...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Round Two
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter shipping 46 points without reply on the opening weekend, the last thing the defending Japan Rugby LeagueOne champions probably needed was a date with Springbok Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka BlueRevs,...
Official Review: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 | Round One
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyInjury plagued former Brave Blossoms flyhalf Takuya Yamasawa was the star as Saitama Wild Knights gave ToshibaBrave Lupus Tokyo a nasty surprise, carrying out a 46-0 demolition of the defending champions...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Season Preview
1 month 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...
Reinach hits 50 in settled Bok squad to face Wales
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will earn his 50th Test cap when he takes the field against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in a settled team named by national coach Rassie...
Erasmus mixes team selection for Italy showdown
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a new-look starting team for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Test against Italy at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Saturday afternoon, which will again be...
