One Year Ago Today: Japan 28-21 Scotland
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA year ago today, Japan left Scotland standing with an electrifying performance in Yokohama that carried them through to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time. Playing...
Kenki Fukuoka Set To Miss Tokyo Olympics
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan's superstar winger, Kenki Fukuoka, will forego the chance to compete in rugby sevens at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in order to pursue a medical career. Fukuoka was a star at the Rugby...
Post World Cup 2019 Retirees XV
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaying farewell isn't easy particularly when you have spent your life working towards the goal of representing your country but this was the decision several of test rugby’s leading lights made after...
Test Stars To Light Up Japan's Top League In 2020
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this weekend with a number of test stars of the past and present set to light up the competition in 2020. With the Champions Cup returning this weekend with the...
Ultimate Rugby Readers' Team of The Year
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyYou have had your say and here it is, your team of the year. View this post on Instagram The votes are in and here it is the @ultimaterugby’s...
Reader's Left Wing of the Year
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the year draws to a close we take a look back at the year that was and have nominated four players from each position for your team of the year. We have included players based on their club...
Ultimate Rugby's World Cup Team of the Competition
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Springboks celebrate winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup, we take a look back at what was an amazing tournament in Japan and select our Team of the competition. There were a number...
Sayonara, Japan! New era awaits Brave Blossoms
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAbandoned, crumbling stadiums and empty, cracked swimming pools. Plummeting participation and dwindling interest. Platitudes and empty gestures. The reality of sporting legacy is it rarely...
Combined XV - RWC Quarter Finals
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the sides all being announced ahead of the World Cup Quarter Finals we take the ooportunity to pick a combined XV from the 8 sides playing this weekend off the team sheets 1 Joe Moody 2...
Get to know Japan’s Kenki Fukuoka
5 years ago by Rugby WorldJapan wing Kenki Fukuoka has been a star at this World Cup – but he’ll soon hang up his boots to focus on becoming a doctor. Rich Freeman reportsFast show: Kenki Fukuoka runs in a try for Japan against...
