League One

Japan Rugby League One is the premier Rugby competition in Japan featuring 26 teams across 3 divisions. The Toshiba Brave Lupus won the 2025 season for the 2nd consecutive year. Toyota Shokki Shuttles won Division 2 while Mazda Skyactivs won Division 3.

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Radradra joins Blue Revs

The Japanese League One has added another superstar of the game to their competition in Flying Fijians Centre and Olympic Gold Medallist Semi Radradra.

Its been known for the past few months he would be leaving Lyon for Japan and it was finally revealed today that he would be joining the Shizuoka Blue Revs.

Already on the Blue-Revs roster is Radradra's former Bristol teammate Charles Piutau and fellow Fijian Vueti Tupou.

 

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League One
June 30, 2025

Three Fijians in Japan XV forward pack

Japan XV have named their lineup to take on the Maori All-Blacks this Saturday. The lineup includes 3 Fijians in Dynaboars Lock Epeneri Uluiviti alongside Waisake Raratubua of the Steelers in his first representative match and at Flanker breakout player Vueti Tupou from the Blue Revs. It is also his first rep jersey at senior level.

It is just reward particularly for Raratubua and Tupou who both were exceptional this season. Both players only in their 2nd seasons have gone from strength to strength.

They both played 19 matches this season and coincidentally both scored 8 tries as well.

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International
June 26, 2025

Player Updates

Injury concerns for Radradra

Semi Radradra could be missing from Fiji’s first PNC match against Tonga at the end of this month.

As reported by Fiji Village, the former Lyon Centre is preparing to leave for Japan to join his new club Shizuoka and will require scans to determine his availability for the Flying Fijians.

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Tevita
Ikanivere
Ikanivere scores in Fiji win

A much improved showing at lineout for Flying Fijians Skipper Tevita Ikanivere. He also scored the first try through a rolling maul late in the 35th minute.

The lineout mistakes started creeping back in early in the 2nd half and he was replaced by Sam Matavesi not long after.

10 carries for a tough 15 metres and 5 tackles defensively.

He now heads to Japan to join new club Honda Heat. Whether he is a available for the November tests we will have to wait and see.

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Marika
Koroibete
AUNZ shut out by Lions

Marika Koroibete started on the Wing for the AUNZ combined side that took on the British and Irish Lions in Adelaide last night.

It was tough going for the invitational side as the failed to score a point, the Lions far too strong and keep their undefeated run alive with a 48-0 win.

Koroibete played the first 43 minutes and recorded only 2 carries according to Rugbypass.

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Brave Lupus back on track

Coming off a surprising heavy defeat against the Blue Revs, Toshiba hit back with a resounding 61-19 demolition of Urayasu. Leitch started at Number 8, scored a great try down the left touchline in the 58th minute when he reached out to score one handed while desperately keeping himself inside the field of play. Wasn’t required to get through his usual high workload.

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Waisake
Raratubua
Japan 22-31 Wales

Japan were beaten at home by Wales 22-31. Waisake Raratubua came off the bench for the home side and played the 2nd half, replacing Epineri Uluiviti.

He made 6 carries for 7 metres and 2 tackles defensively.

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Epineri
Uluiviti
Japan 22-31 Wales

Wales 18 match losing streak ends after they beat Japan 31-22. Epineri Uluiviti started at Lock for the Brave Blossoms and played the first half before being replaced by fellow Fijian Waisake Raratubua.

He registered 2 carries for 10 metres and made 4 tackles.

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