Japan reaction: Fakatava, captain Nagare, head coach Joseph
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyON-FIELD REACTION Amato Fakatava, Mastercard Player of the Match On the game: “Today was pretty tough. We expect Chile to come strong. It's pretty hot but happy to be out there with the...
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...
Jamie Joseph names Japan squad for England and France tests
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan Head Coach Jamie Joseph has announced the 40-member Squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series. The squad left Japan on Wednesday and will face the likes of England and France...
Jamie Joseph names Japan team to face the All Blacks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan Head Coach Jamie Joseph has announced the Brave Blossoms team to take on the All Blacks this Saturday, October 14 at Japan’s National Stadium in Tokyo. The match will...
Top Semi-Finals: Hooper clashes with former Wallabies, Barrett faces Marx
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe semi-finals of the Japanese Top League kick off this weekend with Toyota Verblitz taking on the Panasonic Wild Knights on Saturday and Suntory Sungoliath facing Kubota Spears on Sunday. Director...
Test Stars Light Up The Opening Round Of The Top League
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuntory Sungoliath and Panasonic Wild Knights lead the way in their respective conferences after the opening round of the Top League. Panasonic claimed a comprehensive 55-14 victory over Ricoh...
Top League Highlights: Suntory Sungoliath vs Honda Heat
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Suntory Sungoliath ran riot against a hapless Honda Heat as they scored 7 tries en route to a 50-0 victory. The Heat will be bitterly disappointed with their own performance while Suntory will...
