The 2024/25 Japan Rugby League One kicks off in SEVEN days!

The 21st version of the Japan Rugby League one kicks off in 7 days when Honda plays Black Rams at the Mie Kotsu Suzuka Stadium

World Cup winner Kwagga Smith training with Blue Revs

The 12 teams taking part in the 2024/25 campaign

• Brave Lupus Tokyo
• Yokohama Eagles
• Kobe Steelers
• Shizuoka Blue Revs
• Sagamihara DynaBoars
• Urayasu D-Rocks
• Saitama Wild Knights
• Tokyo Sungoliath
• Spears Funabashi
• Toyota Verblitz
• Black Rams Tokyo
• Mie Heat

Last season champions Brave Lupus will play their opening match against the Eagles.

Japan League One Fixtures

The Wild Knights were crowned the Champions in 2022

Head Coaches

D-Rocks-Greig Laidlaw

Kubota Spears-Frans Ludeke

Kobe Steelers-Dave Rennie

Honda Heat-Ciaran Crowley

Dyaboars- Glenn Delaney

Canon Eagles-Keisuke Sawaki

Black Rams-Tabai Matson

Panasonic Wild Knights-Robbie Deans

Blue Revs- Yuichiro Fujii

Suntory Sungoliath-Ono Kosei

Toyota Verblitz-Steve Hansen

Brave Lupus-Todd Blackadder