Former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder's long reign as head coach of Toshiba Brave Lupus is over, with the 54-year-old being m…
Phone +54 2122373655. No, its not a number somewhere in Argentina (although you could be forgiven for thinking so with plus 54 …
Japan Rugby League One champions Kobelco Kobe Steelers have moved quickly to strengthen their squad ahead of the 2026/27 season, c…
Smith, World Rugby's Coach of the Year in 2022, is one of the most respected and accomplished figures in New Zealand rugby, having…
Brodie Retallick is the Most Valuable Player in Japan Rugby League One.
It might have been the Japan Rugby League final, but it was a day for the All Blacks after Kobelco Kobe Steelers beat Kubota Spear…
Rennie's side overpowered the Spears at scrum time twice in the final ten minutes to claim the 2026 Japan Rugby League One title.
A well-rested and fully loaded Kobelco Kobe Steelers lie ready and waiting for the battered and bruised Kubota Spears in the Japan…
Games are not decided on statistics alone, which is probably just as well, otherwise Sunday’s final of Japan Rugby League One be…
Ahead of an expected return to the Waratahs, former Wallaby Bernard Foley's Spears side have booked a place in the Japan Rugby Lea…
Former World Rugby Players of the Year Brodie Retallick and Ardie Savea will chase their first title in Japan Rugby League One aft…
Dave Rennie's Kobe Kobelco Steelers were refreshed and ready for their semi-final date with Tokyo Sungoliath after two weeks off, …
The friendship between the rival skippers, Sam Cane and Brodie Retallick, is going to be put aside for 80 minutes on Saturday as t…
The Japan Rugby League One semi-finals are upon us, rewarding the best teams with their shot at a title. Inevitably, not all of th…
Richie Mo'unga is homebound after three seasons in Japan, having fallen short of a third-successive League One title with Toshiba …
Next up for the Spears is a date with a Saitama Wild Knights team that has Foley's former Waratahs teammate Berrick Barnes on its …
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