Wallabies duo, former NRL aim to leave a mark in Japan
6 days ago by Ultimate RugbyThe start of a new Japanese rugby season will provide the Wallabies' hierarchy with more than passing interest as the countdown to the British & Irish Lions tour begins. Marika Koroibete, who was...
Japan League One Rugby returns
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off next week, with the tournament opening with the clash betweenMie Honda Heat and Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo on December 21.The match is the first of 209...
Glasgow Warriors add Talakai ahead of new campaign
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGlasgow Warriors have bolstered their front-row options ahead of beginning their defence of the BKT United Rugby Championship title, after Australian international prop Sam Talakai agreed to join...
Getting to know Scott Robertson: The new All Black Coach
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyOn Saturday Scott Robertson will take to the field for his first game as the new All Blacks head coach after unprecedented success with the Crusaders. The former Crusaders’ head coach signed a four-year...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round 15 Review
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – More Fuchu ‘fun’ to come Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath can’t get enough of each other.Well, that’s how it might seem to outsiders...
Japan Rugby League One Preview
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – The Fuchu Wars: Episode II Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath might both have qualified for next month’s Japan RugbyLeague One semi-finals, but don’t...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One Round Fourteen
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Matsuda versus Barrett II: Rikiya’s big moment It’s been quite a year for Rikiya Matsuda.A 37-cap Brave Blossom, and long-time pilot of the champion Saitama Panasonic...
Ex-England star completes Joe Schmidt's slimmed down Wallabies coaching team
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England lock Geoff Parling has been confirmed as the final member of Joe Schmidt's slimmed down Wallabies coaching team. Parling, 40, will leave the Melbourne Rebels at the end of the...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Thirteen Review
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – Toshiba the brave A missed conversion in the 86th minute by flyhalf Bryn Gatland has left Kobelco Kobe Steelers’ playoffs hopes hanging by a thread, while confirming Toshiba...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Round Thirteen Review
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One – It’s ‘squeaky bum’ time for Kobe It’s come down to this.Win four games back-to-back or the season’s revival is going to fall short.That is the assignment...
