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
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Watch: Richie Mo’unga snaps Kubota’s unbeaten run with last-gasp winner
56-Test All Black Richie Mo’unga has produced one of the biggest moments in the 2025/26 Japan Rugby League One season.
Finn Morton
24 Jan 2026, 14:35
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
SFM joins two uncapped England hopefuls on Investec Player of the Year shortlist
Stormers and South Africa fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been nominated for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year award.
Josh Raisey
21 Jan 2026, 1:53
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
Opinion
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week - round four
The Investec Champions Cup round of 16 ties have been confirmed after a final round of pool stage action that produced drama right…
Josh Raisey
19 Jan 2026, 4:05
Leinster tipped to break France's Investec Champions Cup monopoly
The Irish province are slight favourites with the bookmakers to lift the trophy for a fifth time, ahead of Bordeaux-Begles, who ar…
Jon Newcombe
19 Jan 2026, 1:35
Ex-England U20 star Joel Kpoku walks out on French club mid-season
Joel Kpoku has effectively walked out on Section Paloise midway through the season, leaving the Top 14 outfit a year and a half be…
Ian Cameron
18 Jan 2026, 3:40
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
'What’s not to like? I don’t get the critics': Lawrence Dallaglio
Former England captain and two-time Heineken Cup winner, Lawrence Dallaglio, has sprung to the defence of the Investec Champions C…
Jon Newcombe
16 Jan 2026, 5:50
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
Seven former Investec Champions Cup winners still to qualify for knockouts
With one round of the pool phase left to play, Toulouse are in danger of missing out on the knockout stages of the Investec Champi…
Jon Newcombe
12 Jan 2026, 9:10
Opinion
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week - round three
Round three of the Investec Champions Cup had its usual share of blowouts with weakened teams being fielded, but it also produced …
Josh Raisey
12 Jan 2026, 3:45
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
Sam Cane's second-ever red card sinks Sungoliath as Wild Knights remain perfect
Suntory Sungoliath have fallen to Ardie Savea's Kobe Kobelco Steelers as a double yellow card to Sam Cane resulted in the Sungolia…
Ben Smith
10 Jan 2026, 17:01
Leicester Tigers maul Manu Tuilagi's Bayonne as Scarlets get Pau'ed
Leicester Tigers registered their first Investec Champions Cup win of the season with a ruthless 57-14 dismantling of Bayonne.
Ian Cameron
10 Jan 2026, 15:29
