Time is running out for Springbok Kwagga Smith
Time is running out for Kwagga Smith, Charles Piutau, and the Shizuoka BlueRevs.
Matt McILraith
26 Feb 2026, 3:18
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Watch: Aaron Smith and Mark Telea’s tries help Verblitz overcome Brave Lupus
Next weekend, Verblitz will travel to Kyoto to take on the eleventh-placed Mitsubishi Dynaboars, while the Brave Lupus will host T…
Henry Lee
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Fallen All Blacks chief stages stunning upset in Japan
Steve Hansen enjoyed the finest day of his career coaching in Japan Rugby League One as Toyota Verblitz thumped Toshiba Brave Lupu…
Matt McILraith
22 Feb 2026, 4:14
Israel Folau scores the second hat-trick of his career at 36
Israel Folau has scored just the second hat-trick of his career in Japan's League One rugby union competition, but it was not enou…
AAP
15 Feb 2026, 5:33
For once, All Black star Richie Mo’unga couldn't deliver
For once, he couldn’t deliver. Having saved Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo’s ‘bacon’ three weeks ago, when his right foot step …
Matt McILraith
15 Feb 2026, 2:10
The one memory that won’t have sat easily with Dave Rennie
As good as last season was, when Dave Rennie’s Kobelco Kobe Steelers achieved their highest placing since the title-winning seas…
Matt McILraith
12 Feb 2026, 2:49
Former All Blacks boss Steve Hansen's struggles continue
Yokohama Canon Eagles sent Steve Hansen’s Toyota Verblitz to the bottom of the table following a 20-14 defeat.
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All hope is pinned on TJ Perenara for one of the toughest tasks in Japan
And so it goes on. When the Saitama Wild Knights edged out Tokyo Sungoliath by a point in the latest round of Japan Rugby Leagu…
Matt McILraith
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Cheslin Kolbe's interesting afternoon in Japan Rugby League One
They might be under new management but otherwise things have remained largely the same as regular season ‘Kings’ Saitama Wild …
Matt McILraith
25 Jan 2026, 3:46
Malcolm Marx looking to overturn unfortunate record against All Black
Malcolm Marx and Richie Mo’unga have been playing against each other for a long time, first crossing paths in the kit of the Lio…
Matt McILraith
22 Jan 2026, 1:28
Watch: Mitch Hunt tops points chart after clutch 86th-minute match-winner
Former Crusaders and Highlanders first five-eighth Mitch Hunt has scored the most points in Japan's second division after four rou…
Finn Morton
19 Jan 2026, 15:08
Wallabies veteran Foley delivers again for ladder-leading Kubota Spears
Former Wallabies fly-half Bernard Foley remains at the top of the overall point-scoring charts in Japan Rugby League One’s first…
Finn Morton
18 Jan 2026, 17:48
Watch: Ex-NRL flyers Radradra, Te Whare score doubles for BlueRevs
Former NRL flyers Semi Radradra and Valynce Te Whare scored doubles on Saturday as Shizuoka BlueRevs claimed their second win of t…
Finn Morton
17 Jan 2026, 18:34
Brodie Retallick is creating havoc in Japan Rugby League One
The All Blacks might be looking for a new coach, but New Zealand Rugby might be well served trying to talk a second rower into ret…
Matt McILraith
17 Jan 2026, 5:16
Savea to welcome longstanding All Blacks team-mate in sombre occasion
Kobelco Kobe Steelers might be flying, but the positive vibe will give way to solemnity as Japan Rugby League One remembers the Gr…
Matt McILraith
15 Jan 2026, 2:37
Mixed fortunes for All Blacks in Japan as Graham Rowntree impresses
Two tries by All Black winger Mark Telea were in vain as Toyota Verblitz slumped to their third defeat of the Japan Rugby League O…
Matt McILraith
11 Jan 2026, 2:54
