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.
TOKYO (Jan. 19) – Jaque Fourie scored three tries and Craig Wing weighed in with a try and four conversions as Kobe Kobelco Steelers beat Toshiba Brave Lupus 38-36 on Sunday to secure the final place in the playoffs to determine the Japan Rugby Top League champion.
TOKYO (Jan. 18) – Toshiba Brave Lupus became the third side to book a place in the Japan Rugby Top League playoffs on Saturday thanks to local rivals Suntory Sungoliath.
FUKUOKA (Jan. 12) The Top Challenge Series got underway Sunday with wins for Fukuoka Sanix Blues and Honda Heat.
YOKOHAMA (JAN 11) Suntory Sungoliath became the second side to book its place in the playoffs to determine the Japan Rugby Top League champion when they beat Canon Eagles 58-25 on Saturday at Mitsuzawa Stadium.
TOKYO (Jan. 5) – Panasonic Wild Knights became the first team to book a spot in the playoffs to determine the Japan Rugby Top League champion Sunday following Suntory Sungoliath’s 30-29 win over Toshiba Brave Lupus.