The Japan TimesAll Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea will skip Super Rugby next year and take a sabbatical in Japan at the Kobe Steelers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/17/more-sports/ardie-savea-japan-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ardiesavea #kobesteelers #japanrugbyleagueone
Alo Japanhttps://www.alojapan.com/1288700/sports-shorts-toshiba-defends-japan-rugby-league-one-title/ SPORTS SHORTS | Toshiba Defends Japan Rugby League One Title #FORMULAONE #HinakoShibuno #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRugbyLeagueOne #KubotaSpears #LeoCeara #MaoSaigo #MichaelLeitch #news #RichieMo'unga #RioTakeda #SpanishGrandPrix #sports #SportsShorts #ToshibaBraveLupusTokyo #UsWomen'sOpen #YoshinobuYamamoto #YukiTsunoda #YutoMori New Zealander Richie Mo’unga scored a tone-setting try in the eighth minute, and Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo…
https://www.alojapan.com/1288226/aussie-falls-short-in-bid-to-spear-japanese-rugby-glory/ Aussie falls short in bid to spear Japanese rugby glory #BernardFoley #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRugbyLeagueOne #JapanTopics #LeagueOne #Lupus #news #QuadeCooper #RichieMo #SpearsFunabashi #ToddBlackadder #wallaby Richie Mo’unga has won the trans-Tasman battle of the Test fly-halves, his Brave Lupus Tokyo fending off Aussie Bernard Foley’s Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay 18-13 in the Japan Rugby League One final. The 31-year-old, lured to Fuchu by hi…
https://www.alojapan.com/1276961/steelers-storm-their-way-into-japan-rugby-semi-finals/ Steelers storm their way into Japan Rugby semi-finals #DaveRennie #FutoYamaguchi #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRugbyLeagueOne #KobeSteelers #news #SamGreene #ShizuokaBlueRevs #ValynceTeWhare The Kobe Steelers, coached by former Wallabies mentor Dave Rennie, are through to the semi-finals in Japan Rugby League One after upsetting Aussie Sam Greene’s in-form Shizuoka Blue Revs. On a damp Saturday afternoon in Osaka, former Chiefs flyhalf Bryn Gatlan…
Steelers storm their way into Japan Rugby semi-finals
The Kobe Steelers, coached by former Wallabies mentor Dave Rennie, are through to the semi-finals in Japan Rugby League One after upsetting Aussie Sam Greene's in-form Shizuoka Blue Revs.On a damp Saturday afternoon in Osaka, former Chiefs flyhalf Bryn Gatland starred for Kobe, creating two of his side's four tries in the 35-20 quarter-final victory.This included the game's defining score in the 73rd minute when a perfectly placed cross-kick found winger Inoke Burua, who steamrolled over luckless Shizuoka fullback Futo Yamaguchi, who is 26kg lighter than the Kobe man, to push the Steelers ahead 29-20.Two late penalty goals from the
Japanese rugby chiefs have announced a shake-up of eligibility rules aiming to give local players more time on the pitch but casting doubt over the future of naturalized internationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/13/more-sports/rugby-eligibility-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #japanrugbyleagueone
https://www.alojapan.com/1269489/japan-rugby-league-one-to-give-domestic-players-more-time-on-pitch/ Japan Rugby League One to give domestic players more time on pitch #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRugby #JapanRugbyLeagueOne #news #RugbyDomesticPlayersJapan #RugbyLeagueJapan #RugbyNews Japan Rugby League One plans to change the rules for player registration to give Japanese players more time on the pitch, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. In a plan likely to stir controversy, at least eight of the 15 players per team will have to be th…
Japan Rugby League One to give domestic players more time on pitch
Japan Rugby League One plans to change the rules for player registration to give Japanese players more time on the pitch, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. In a plan likely to stir controversy, at least eight of the 15 players per team will have to be those meeting certain conditions, such as being Japanese-born, and on the pitch at the same time during a match, starting from the 2026-27 season. Brave Lupus Tokyo players (facing camera), led by Michael Leitch (2nd from R), celebrate their win over the Saitama Wild Knights at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground
https://www.alojapan.com/1258754/japan-sports-notebook-steelers-clinch-a-spot-in-the-japan-rugby-league-one-playoffs/ JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Steelers Clinch a Spot in the Japan Rugby League One Playoffs #B.LEAGUE #ChicagoCubs #HanshinTigers #Japan #JapanNews #JapanRugbyLeagueOne #JapanSportsNotebook #JapanTopics #KobelcoKobeSteelers #LassiTuovi #LosAngelesLakers #LpgaTour #MakiTsukada #MaoSaigo #MasaakiKoyama #news #QuoteOfTheWeek #RintaroSasaki #RuiHachimura #RyukyuGoldenKings #SeiyaSuzuki #sports #StanfordUniversity #WorldJudoChampionships #YokohamaBCorsairs
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Steelers Clinch a Spot in the Japan Rugby League One Playoffs
The Japan Rugby League One playoff picture is nearly complete. With a 59-33 triumph over the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars on Saturday, April 26, the Kobelco Kobe Steelers (9-7) clinched a postseason berth, becoming the fifth team to secure a spot in the six-team playoffs. In the Steelers' high-scoring victory, head coach Dave Rennie's squad chalked up nine tries. Fijian Inoke Burua set the tone for the team with two tries in the early going, giving the Steelers a 12-0 lead in the 13th minute. The Dynaboars trailed 24-7 at halftime at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. The Steelers'
Paul MorrisThere was a big surprise in this weekend's JRLO matches, with perennial lower half dwellers Shizuoka Blue Revs continuing their push for the semi-finals by handing Saitama Wild Knights their first loss of not only this season, but in the regular season since April 2023 - to the same opponents.
On both occasions, they were then defeated in the Final.
【公式ハイライト】 静岡BR vs 埼玉WK｜NTTリーグワン2024-25 D1 第11節｜2025/3/15
Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper is coming out of retirement to play for Toyota Verblitz of Japan Rugby League One after receiving a call from former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, he said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/15/more-sports/michael-hooper-toyota-verblitz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #michaelhooper #japanrugbyleagueone #toyotaverblitz
An awesome game from JRLO this weekend between Black Rams and Sungoliath in Tokyo, with TJ Perenara running the show for Black Rams, and a hectic finish.
It's a shame this league doesn't get much exposure or coverage outside of Japan (maybe the upcoming Premier Sports Rugby channel will cover it?).
