Mark Pickering
VIDEO - Best of Dylan Riley in L1
Saitama Wild Knights centre scored 14 tries last season as Robbie Deans' side finished as runners-up in the League One final. Watch all...
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Mark Pickering
Sep 192 min read
Honda Heat set to move over 600km from Suzuka to Tochigi
League One division one side Honda Heat are set to relocate from Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture to Utsunomiya City in Tochigi – next to...
Mark Pickering
Sep 193 min read
Ex-Kobe star Ardie Savea - Wallabies in Sydney is a huge task
All Blacks vice-captain and former Kobe Steelers star Ardie Savea remains confident that his side can turn around their below-par Rugby...
Mark Pickering
Sep 181 min read
VIDEO HL - Ex-Japan ace Akihito Yamada, 39, in 2023-24 season
Watch every Akihito Yamada try for League One division two side Kyuden Voltex in 2023-2024. Ex-Japan star Yamada, 39, who scored 95 tries...
Mark Pickering
Sep 181 min read
Best of Sonny Bill Williams in Japan
Highlights of Sonny Bill Williams playing for Panasonic in the 2012-2013 Top League season. Follow RugbyJP.com on social media:...
Mark Pickering
Sep 171 min read
Liners’ Will Genia visits his home city of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Former Australia scrum-half Will Genia recently returned to his native city of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The 36-year-old Kintetsu...
Mark Pickering
Sep 161 min read
Former NRL star aims to make it in Japan.. as a pro wrestler
Former NRL star Daniel Vidot is currently in Japan aiming to be signed up by one of the country’s top pro wrestling promotions. Free...
Mark Pickering
Sep 161 min read
PNC Semi-Final Highlights - Japan v Samoa
Eddie Jones' Japan beat Samoa 49 - 27 in Sunday's Pacific Nations Cup semi-final at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo. Hosts Japan...
Mark Pickering
Sep 151 min read
PNC Semi-Final Highlights - Fiji v USA
Fiji defeated USA 22-3 to book a place in the Pacific Nations Cup Grand Final next Saturday in Osaka. Mick Byrne's side eased past the...
Mark Pickering
Sep 151 min read
PNC Highlights - Tonga v Canada
Tonga defeated Canada 30-17 to finish fifth in the Pacific Nations Cup 2024. Kingsley Jones' Canada, who lost both of their Pool B games...
Mark Pickering
Sep 142 min read
Richie Mo'unga presents Fiji with Test jerseys for USA semi-final
Toshiba Brave Lupus’ League One winner and MVP Richie Mo'unga presented the Fiji team with their jerseys on Friday for their Pacific...
Mark Pickering
Sep 131 min read
Pacific Nations Cup Top Scorers before the semis
The Pacific Nations Cup 2024 is set for its penultimate weekend as Tokyo hosts all six teams as part of the Final Series. Canada face...
Mark Pickering
Sep 132 min read
Ex-Top League star Chris Latham appointed head coach at Chicago Hounds
Former Kyuden Voltex full-back Chris Latham has been appointed as the head coach at Major League Rugby (MLR) outfit, the Chicago Hounds....
Mark Pickering
Sep 111 min read
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - Kwagga Smith in Japan
Springboks superstar and Shizuoka Blue Revs captain Kwagga Smith has been a relevation for his Japanese side The 31-year-old back-row...
Mark Pickering
Sep 111 min read
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - Liam Williams in Japan
Watch Kubota Spears and Wales star Liam Williams' three tries in Japan's League One during the 2023-24 season Williams, 33, is...
Mark Pickering
Sep 113 min read
Joseph Manu: Leaving NRL and moving to Japan is feeling a bit real now
NRL star Joseph Manu has said that his departure from rugby league to switch codes and play in Japan's League One is starting to feel...
Mark Pickering
Sep 91 min read
Every Shannon Frizell try in L1 2023-24
The All Blacks star inspired Toshiba Brave Lupus with 10 tries in their title-winning season Todd Blackadder's champions Toshiba will...
Mark Pickering
Sep 81 min read
Nervy Japan edge USA to seal semi against Samoa
Japan defeated USA 41-24 to book a Pacific Nations Cup 2024 semi-final clash against Samoa next week. A nervy Japan side were...
Mark Pickering
Sep 53 min read
Every Pre-Season Fixture 2024-2025
RugbyJP has compiled a list of every pre-season fixture featuring League One sides. Please credit RugbyJP.com if you copy or reprint this...
Mark Pickering
Sep 43 min read
PNC Focus - Q&A with Canada international Sion Parry
RugbyJP spoke to Ebbw Vale back-row forward and Canadian international Siôn Parry whose currently in Japan ahead of his country’s...
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