OSAKA (Jan. 24) – Yamaha Jubilo reached their first ever Japan Rugby Top League final Saturday as they beat Kobe Kobelco Steelers 41-12 in the first of the weekend’s LIXIL Cup semifinals.
TOKYO (Jan, 11) -Kobe Kobelco Steelers will play Yamaha Jubilo and Panasonic Wild Knights will take on Toshiba Brave Lupus in the semifinals of the Lixil Cup following an exciting final round of action in the Japan Rugby Top League that saw Munakata Sanix Blues relegated.
TOKYO (Jan. 10) – Teikyo University continued their dominance of Japanese student rugby on Saturday as they won the 51st University Championship.
TOKYO (Jan. 5) – Japan coach Eddie Jones named a 41-man squad Monday that he says will form the basis of the 31 players he will take to England in September for Rugby World Cup 2015.
TOKYO (Jan. 4) – Panasonic Wild Knights became the first side to qualify for the Lixil Cup – the playoff…
TOKYO (Jan. 3) – Yamaha Jubilo and Suntory Sungoliath both came away from Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground with one-point wins Saturday to keep alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the second stage of the Japan Rugby Top League.
OTA, Gunma Prefecture (Dec. 28) – Three tries from Springbok JP Pietersen and two from Japan wing Akihito Yamada saw Panasonic Wild Knights beat Suntory Sungoliath 45-8 on Sunday and regain top spot in the Japan Rugby Top League standings.
TOKYO (Dec. 27) – Kobe Kobelco Steelers moved to the top of the Japan Rugby Top League standings on Saturday with a 54-19 win over NTT Communications Shining Arc at Noevir Stadium.
TOKYO (Dec. 21) – Two tries from Rakuhei Yamashita helped Kobe Kobelco Steelers beat Yamaha Jubilo 40-10 on Sunday as the top half of Group A in the Japan Rugby Top League once again saw plenty of movement.
TOKYO (Dec. 20) – Panasonic Wild Knights made sure they remained on top of the Japan Rugby Top League standings on Saturday as they beat NTT Communications Shining Arcs 45-14 in Group A.