Japan winger Malo Tuitama has led his Shizuoka Blue Revs to a 40-34 victory over the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.
South Africa centre Jesse Kriel is set to make a timely return to action on Saturday as his Yokohama Canon Eagles take on the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars is Japan Rugby League One.
There might only have been two matches in the first weekend of a two-part Round Six in Japan Rugby League One, but that didn’t stop Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath and Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars producing a game to remember today
The road to HSBC SVNS will get underway in South Africa this weekend while the Japan Rugby League One title race gathers pace. You can watch the action unfold live and for free via RugbyPass TV.
Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights coach Robbie Deans and his Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo counterpart Todd Blackadder are good mates, but the two former Glenmark club
The Spears had the luxury of bringing one Test All Black Shaun Stevenson off the bench in the second half, to add impact to an already in-form backline.
The Boston-born 21-year-old, the younger brother of England and Leicester Tigers star Ollie, has made 12 appearances, all in the Premiership Cup for the Welford Road side, but they have agreed to release him from the rest of his contract.
The 28-year-old donned the No 15 jersey as the new fullback for the Dynabours and squared off against D-Rocks fullback Israel Folau.
With the 2024/25 Japan Rugby League One season kicking off this weekend for round one, there will be plenty of foreign players to watch out for.