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...
Brave Blossoms named to Take on Italy Ahead of RWC
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWith only two weeks remaining until Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France, Japan Head Coach, Jamie Joseph has today named his Brave Blossoms side to take on Italy in Treviso, this Saturday, 26 August...
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...
Japan Rugby League One Best XV and award winners
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing the end of this season's Japan Rugby League One, the league has announced the Best XV and all award winners for 2023. Japan Rugby League One has a new champion after Kubota Spears...
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...
JAPAN v FRANCE: Preview, Stats, Facts and Lineups
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan host France in Aichi on Saturday in what is just the fourth official meeting between the two sides since 1973. The sides have met on 10 occasions, although France did not award...
Japanese League One 2022 Dream Team: Kruis, Kerevi and McKenzie
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights beat Suntory Sungoliath 18-12 in the inaugural final of Japan Rugby League One at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Sunday. Sunday’s victory was Deans’...
Beauden Barrett and three World Cup winning Springboks named in Top League XV of 2021
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League concluded this weekend with Panasonic Wild Knights beating Suntory Sungoliath 26-31 in the Final on Sunday. The competition organisers have since named the...
