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The 3 least penalised sides in the Top League

We take a look at the top 3 least penalised and least carded sides of the Japanese Top League:   3. Red Sparks   After playing 8 games and losing 7 of them, the Red Sparks have have...

Top 5 point scorers in the Top League

With the Top League season fiercely underway, we take a moment and acknowledge the leading men across the 16 teams.   Here are the 5 top point scorers of the season so far:   5. JC Roos (59...

Best performing teams in the Top League so far

1. Yamaha Jubilo    Impressively, Jubilo are yet to lose a match this season with 5 straight wins since kicking off with a win against Panasonic Wild Knights in August.   With 24 points,...

The three most successful Japanese Top League sides

Being the highest level of rugby competition in Japan, the Top League title has been claimed by 4 different teams since it kicked off in 2003, with one team winning it 5 times.   We look at the...

Monday Afternoon Round Up

All Blacks squad for Argentina and South Africa   The All Blacks squad to tour Argentina and South Africa for the last two Tests of the Rugby Championship has been finalised.   Loose forward...

Top League Round Up

Panasonic Wild Knights’ hopes of making it four straight Top League titles took a big hit Saturday as they fell to their second defeat of the season.   The Panasonic pack were shattered by...

Top League Round 3 Wrap Up

Yamaha Jubilo head the standings after Round 3, a weekend that saw Top League rugby played for the first time at Nissan Stadium, the ground that will host the final of Rugby World Cup 2019.

Top League Highlights: Canon Eagles vs Yamaha Jubilo

Wednesday Afternoon Round Up

Herring and Trimble to assume Ulster Rugby captaincy   Ulster Rugby have announced that Rob Herring and Andrew Trimble will captain the squad during the upcoming season.   Herring joined...

Potgieter ruled out for three months

Worcester Warriors flanker Dewald Potgieter has been ruled out for three months after thigh operation.   “It had been four months since a bit of shoulder surgery sidelined me, and I was feeling...