One less headache for Erasmus as veteran Bok returns
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyAt a time when Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is watching his injury list grow by the week, there is at least one piece of encouraging news on the horizon. Springbok lock Lood de Jager has been named...
Bok star has unfinished business in Japan
4 days ago by Ultimate RugbyA prominent, Japan-based Springbok says he won’t be following some of his fellow countrymen home just yet. Bok centre Jesse Kriel has pledged to stay at the Yokohama Canon...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Quarter Finals/Replacement Battles
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe reign of Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan Rugby League One is over. Richie Mo’unga’s two-time defending champions had a challenging season ended at the hands of World RugbyPlayer of the Year...
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 Round 15 Official Preview
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby Player of the Year Malcolm Marx bagged just his second try of the season, but it was as important asany other he has scored in Japan Rugby League One, as Kubota Spears bounced back from last...
Official Review | Japan Rugby League One (Round 14)
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyToyota Verblitz scored a stunning upset as the race for the sixth and final place in the playoffs intensified beforeJapan Rugby League One enters the final regular season bye weekend.Steve Hansen’s...
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...
Cheslin Kolbe continues to make his mark in Japan
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks star has already slotted 32 successful kicks this season which include 21 conversions and 11 penalties. More than just a finisher, Kolbe is showing his all-round game and currently sits...
Official Preview for Round 12 of Japan Rugby League One
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo seasons ago, Ricoh BlackRams Tokyo were fighting for survival as a Division One entity, forced to scrap theirway to salvation in the post-season Replacement Battle.On Saturday, they will attempt to...
