All Blacks secure victory in Yokohama
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyForced to struggle through a below-par second half, the All Blacks started their northern tour with a 64-19 Lipovitan B Test with Japan in Yokohama on Saturday. A frustrating third quarter in...
Pacific Nations Cup | Japan
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyNumber of tournaments: 12Best finish: Champions (2011, 2014, 2019)Most points in a match: 41 (41-7 v Tonga in 2019)Biggest win: 34 (as above)Did You Know? Japan will this year host the inaugural Finals...
Pacific Nations Cup 2024: Six players to watch
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the start of the reimagined cross-regional competition, we have picked out a player from each squad to keep an eye on. The eagerly anticipated Pacific Nations Cup 2024 will get underway this...
Eddie Jones names 35 man Japan training squad
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japan Rugby Football Union (Chairman: Tsuchida Masato, Minato-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the 35 players of the Japan national team who will be taking part in Team Miyazaki's Training Camp to...
Eddie Jones names his first training squad for Japan
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones has named a whopping 24 uncapped players in the squad Shogo Miura (Toyota, 9 caps), Takayoshi Mohara (Shizuoka, 0 cap) Mamoru Harada (BL Tokyo, 0 cap), Kenji Sato (Waseda Univ.,...
Preview: No complacency for Wales against highly motivated Japanese
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWales U20 go into their vital second pool game against Japan knowing they have to win to stay in the hunt for a place in the Cup semi-finals at the World Rugby U20 Championships. Their agonising...
World Rugby U20 Championship 2023: Pool A preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFRANCE Seeding for 2023: 1Tournaments played: 12 (2008-19)Best finish: Champions (2018, 2019)Worst finish: Ninth (2016)U20 Championship match record: Played 60 / Won 40 / Drawn 1 / Lost 19U20 Championship...
