The rebranded Japan Rugby League One kicks off this weekend, so here's a XV of the league's top stars playing in this year's competition.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named a raft of 2019 World Cup heroes in his 36-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions in Edinburgh next month.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his first squad since the 2019 World Cup ahead of the nation's historic clash with the British and Irish Lions in June.
With the World Cup a valuable platform for emerging tier two stars to gain global recognition, RugbyPass takes a look at 11 players who can become household names at Japan 2019.
Japan has named a strong squad for their pre-Rugby World Cup Test with South Africa, with coach Jamie Joseph placing the tournament hosts on notice.
Luke Thompson will play at a fourth Rugby World Cup after being included in tournament host Japan's squad.
Host nation Japan have taken a giant step towards the start of the World Cup with Jamie Joseph confirming his 31-man squad following a camp with 41 players.
Seven weeks out from the kick-off of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and some minnows will be eyeing up big results against some title hopefuls.
Coach Jamie Joseph has whittled down his 42-man World Cup training squad to 31 for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. A number of the cuts, however, were forced due to the unavailability of various players.
Japan’s Top League already has an abundance of foreign talent kicking around and the developing rugby nation will have a further influx of international players for the 2020 season. How would a XV of defectors fair?