Rugby

There was a match of the Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers vs. the Honda Heat at Suzuka sports garden in October 22. This match was a matchday8 of the Japan Rugby Top League, the Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers were 6 wins and 1 loss, the Honda Heat were no win and 7 losses. So the kobe Steel was the 3rd place …

Japan Rugby Football Union announced the member of the Japan national rugby union team’s training camp on October 3. The member was 36 players, they practice for the test matches with Argentina, Georgia, Wales and Fiji in November. Jamie Joseph of the head coach chose the members to visit the match and each club in the Top League. 16 players …

【The report of Panasonic Wild Knights in Brisbane Global Tens is here!】 On September 14, Founding conference of the Brisbane Global Tens was held in the Australian Embassy at Tokyo. The Brisbane Global Tens is the tournament of Rugby tens, it will be held in Brisbane on February 11 and 12 2017. The tournament will be …

According to the news report in Japan, Sunwolves of Super League will contract with Filo Tiatia to the new head coach, in September 8. He was the assistant coach of Sunwolves at last season, and guidanced to Forwards. He and the team has already agreement in principle and has the final negotiations now. His annual salary was unknown, but …

Japan Rugby Football Union announced that will make the test match with Argentina in November 5, 2016. The match will be hold in Prince Chichibu memorial stadium of Tokyo. The past results of Japan and Argentina is that Japan took 1 wins and 4 loss. Recent results was that Los Pumas won by 68-36 in April 2005 at Buenos Aires, …

Coca-Cola Red Sparks of Top League announced that contract with Kameli Raravou Latianara Soejima, on August 23. He play the Rugby while working at the Coca-Cola West Co. LTD. At the same time, Red Sparks announced that contract with Andrew Horrell. Horreell is CTB of New Zealanders, played in The Chiefs of Super Rugby. Soejima is 33 years of age and play in the …

There was the Men’s Rugby sevens match of Japan vs France in Rio Olympics at Deodoro Stadium, on August 10. This was the quarterfinals match. In group stage, Japan won New Zealand All Blacks and Kenya, so was the 2-position in group C. France won Spain and Australia, so was the 2-position in group B. In the 3rd minute of …

On August 9, there was the Men’s Rugby sevens match of Japan vs New Zealand in Rio Olympics at Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro. In Japan team, Akihito Yamada who’s the star player of Japan national rugby union was not the last member with injury, but Sonny Bill Williams was the starting lineups in All Blacks. In the 3rd …

On July 25, Ayumu Goromaru of RC Toulon opened Rugby clinic for 200 children of the primary school in Japan. This event was opened at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama that is carried out of the final, 2019 Rugby World Cup. He played Tag rugby with children, and showed the goal kick. Goromaru has injured the shoulder in the …