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. 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.

OSAKA (Jan. 26) – Fukuoka Sanix Blues won promotion to the Japan Rugby Top League on Sunday as they beat Honda Heat 30-16 to win Top Challenge One.

TOKYO (Jan, 19) – The race for the one automatic promotion spot to the Japan Rugby Top League will go down to the wire following the second round of matches in Top Challenge One on Sunday.