Japan Rugby League One
Japan Rugby League One (operated by the Japan Rugby League One association, league-one.jp) is the governing organization of Japan's top professional rugby union competition. It organizes the multi-division league season, playoffs, and promotion/replacement matches among its member clubs, and manages ticketing, merchandise, and league events.www.league-one.jp
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Sep 10, 2026
Alastair Kirsch-PooleHOST
in japan oh okay you're playing
John FitzpatrickHOST
japan rugby league one teams
Alastair Kirsch-PooleHOST
That's it.
Alastair Kirsch-PooleHOST
Yeah, so the Falcons, the USA Falcons, the sort of second XV of the US, the B team, if you will, will be taking on Japan League One teams in Japan in a tour, which is, it will be a cool chance to see, and I think this, in some ways, a lot more interesting than the actual Pacific Nations Cup, because this is where we're going to see guys like Rick Rose, probably.
Alastair Kirsch-PooleHOST
John Rizzo, hopefully.
Alastair Kirsch-PooleHOST
And all of the guys that are sort of on the edges of the Eagles, and that we've all wanted to see how they can perform in a potential Eagles setup.
Huw GriffinHOST
Here's another quote from Gainline Analytics.
Huw GriffinHOST
"Two of the five champions from the Prem, URC, Super Rugby, Top 14, and Japan League One were either one or two in their league for Teamwork Index.
Huw GriffinHOST
Across all five competitions, every semifinal featured teams ranked in the top four for Teamwork Index.
Huw GriffinHOST
In four of the five competitions, the last place team was either last or second last for Teamwork Index, and in the other comp, they were third last." Now, what this means is that if a club suddenly has a season of recruitment that is considerably different to previous seasons, it could be an indicator of poor recruitment governance.
Mr. GrayHOST
Mm-hmm.
Eric NicholsHOST
Uh, Japan has Japan League One, which actually that might be where you can make the most money, but they have-
Mr. GrayHOST
Yeah, that's what you're saying.
Mr. GrayHOST
Yep
Big MikeHOST
And if you know me, you know that I'm talking about the URC.
Big MikeHOST
The Premiership, the Top 14, Super Rugby Pacific, and Japan League One.
Big MikeHOST
These are the big five.
Big MikeHOST
And Top 14 is back for another season.
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