The inaugural season of Japanese Rugby League One will see teams in Division One play the five other teams in their conference twice, in a home and away format. Rugby fans can also catch fan favourites such as former Wallaby fly-half Bernard Foley amidst a strong overseas contingent at Kubota Spears, while Wallaby star winger Marika Koroibete will line up for reigning champions Saitama Wild Knights.

NRL try scoring machine Blake Ferguson will join former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who is the Director of Rugby at the Green Rockets.Īt Sungoliath, Wallabies heavy hitter Samu Kerevi and flanker Sean McMahon will join All Blacks star, Damian McKenzie. The eyes of the Rugby world will be on former Wallaby and Super Rugby try scoring record-holder Israel Folau who will line up for the Shining Arcs alongside ex-Wallaby Liam Gill. Japan’s premier domestic Rugby competition is growing in stature every year and continues to attract some of the world’s biggest names to an already outstanding domestic tournament. The season is set to kick off on January 7 with Stan Sport’s coverage beginning the following day for Sungoliath v Brave Lupus on Saturday 8 January. Replacing the Top League, the newly named Japan Rugby League One competition will feature twelve teams split into two six-team conferences. The Home of Rugby, Stan Sport, will once again be the exclusive broadcaster of Japan’s premier domestic rugby competition in 2022 with two matches to be shown ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport each round.

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