HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM JAPAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION! 02 Jan 2014 50th Japan National University Rugby Championship …

OTA, Gunma Prefecture (Dec. 22) – Two penalties from replacement flyhalf and man-of-the-match Nick Ealey helped Panasonic remain top of Group A in the Japan Rugby Top League as the Wild Knights held on to beat Toshiba Brave Lupus 14-12 on Sunday.

TOKYO (Dec. 21) – Two tries from former All Black Mose Tuiali’i helped Yamaha Jubilo pick up their third win in the second stage of the Japan Rugby Top League on Saturday.

TOKYO (Dec. 15) – Kobe Kobelco Steelers pick up their first win of the second stage of the Japan Rugby Top League on Sunday with a 34-18 win over Toyota Verblitz, who remain winless and rooted to the bottom of the standings.

TOKYO (Dec. 14) – Panasonic Wild Knights went four points clear at the top of Group A in the Japan Rugby Top League on Saturday as they beat Suntory Sungoliath 42-13 at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo.

KAGOSHIMA (Dec. 8) Toshiba Brave Lupus made sure they became the third top-tier side to start the second stage of the Japan Rugby Top League with two straight wins when they beat Canon Eagles 26-24 on Sunday.

TOKYO (Dec. 7) – A hat-trick of tries by man-of-the-match Kenta Tsukamoto and a brace from fellow wing Yasunori Nagatomo saw Suntory Sungoliath beat NEC Green Rockets 52-24 Saturday in the Japan Rugby Top League to remain top of Group A with a maximum 14 points.

KOBE (Dec. 1) Two-time defending champions Suntory Sungoliath began the second stage of the Japan Rugby Top League season in fine style Sunday with a 37-23 bonus-point victory over Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Group A.

KUMAGAYA, Saitama Prefecture (Nov. 30) – Japan Rugby Top League action resumed Saturday following a four-week …

TOKYO (Nov. 29) – Japan coach Eddie Jones was keen to put the current year behind him and was eager to look ahead to next year and Rugby World Cup 2015, when he made his first public appearance following the stroke he suffered on Oct. 14.