OSAKA (Feb. 15) – NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes beat Honda Heat 41-29 Saturday in a promotion/relegation playoff game to ensure they remain in the Japan Rugby Top League.

TOKYO (Feb. 12) – Panasonic Wild Knights flyhalf Berrick Barnes was named Japan Rugby Top League MVP on Wednesday, a day after helping his side to the league title.

TOKYO (Feb. 11) – Panasonic Wild Knights won the Japan Rugby Top League final Tuesday beating Suntory Sungoliath 45-22 in front of 10,217 fans at a cold and windy Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.

OSAKA (Feb. 8) – Yamaha Jubilo and Toyota Verblitz advanced to the All-Japan Championship on Saturday as the second round of the wild card tournament for the season-ending competition avoided the blizzard that caused the cancellation of Sunday’s Japan Rugby Top League final.

FUKUOKA (Feb. 8) – Coca-Cola West Red Sparks kept their place in the Japan Rugby Top League by beating Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars 22-17 on Saturday.

TOKYO (Feb 06) – Japan will play seven test matches in the spring, general manager Kensuke Iwabuchi announced Thursday.

TOKYO (Feb. 2) Two-time defending champions Suntory Sungoliath reached their fourth straight Japan Rugby Top League final by beating Kobe Kobelco Steelers 27-19 on Sunday.

TOKYO (Feb. 2) – Toyota Verblitz will play Kintetsu Liners for a spot in the All-Japan Championship after both sides won their first-round games in the wild card tournament.

TOKYO (Feb. 1) – The wild card tournament to determine which two Japan Rugby Top League sides from those finishing fifth to 12th in the regular season progress to the All-Japan Championship got underway Saturday with wins for NEC Green Rockets and Yamaha Jubilo.

TOKYO (Feb. 1) Panasonic Wild Knights ran in eight tries to beat Toshiba Brave Lupus 55-15 and reach the final of the Japan Rugby Top League on Saturday.