Japan Rugby League One chairman Genichi Tamatsuka says his league is the 'perfect preparation' for elite international rugby on the back of an intense summer of rugby in the Rugby Championship and Pacific Nations Cup.
Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley has bagged 17 points, including his third try in four weeks, to spark a spectacular revival by Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay as they beat Mie Honda Heat 61-24 in Japan Rugby League One.
Round 11 of the Japan Rugby League One kicks off on Friday night in Tokyo with a replay of the last Grand Final, while on Saturday a double World Cup winner returns to action after injury.
Former All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles scored a double to power the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay to a 38-34 win over the Kobelco Kobe Steelers in round five of the Japan Rugby League One.
Things aren’t getting any better for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay. Today’s 24-20 loss to Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo has left the defending champions languishing...