2022 Japan Rugby League One

Countries|  Japan
Date| 7 January 2022 – 29 May 2022
Champions| Saitama Wild Knights
Runners-up| Tokyo Sungoliath
Relegated| NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka & Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu
Matches played| 61
Attendance| 385,227
(average 6,315 per match)
Highest attendance| 33,604 (Tokyo Sungoliath v Saitama Wild Knights, 29 May 2022)
Top point scorer| Damian McKenzie (191)
Top try scorer| Dylan Riley & Rakuhei Yamashita (11)
Official website
league-one.jp

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The 2022 Japan Rugby League One is the inaugural season of Japan's new professional three-tier Rugby union competition. Division 1 will consist of the top twelve franchises and will play five teams twice and six teams once resulting in each team playing a total of 16 games home and away.[1] The top four sides at the end of the regular season will contest the 58th All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, whilst the bottom three sides will go into a promotion and relegation playoff against the top three sides from Division 2.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Teams
* 2 Ladder
* 3 Fixtures & Results
* 3.1 Playoffs
* 3.1.1 Promotion/Relegation
* 3.1.2 Semi Finals
* 3.1.3 Final
* 4 International Foreign Players
* 5 Notes
* 6 References

## Teams[edit]

A total of twelve teams will participate in the inaugural Division 1 season.

Red Hurricanes

Steelers

Greater Tokyo Area†

Blue Revs

Verblitz

† Greater Tokyo teams
BlackRams
Brave Lupus
Eagles
Green Rockets
Shining Arcs
Spears
Sungoliath
Wild Knights

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Locations of the 2022 Division 1 teams

Black Rams

Brave Lupus

Eagles

Green Rockets

Shining Arcs

Spears

Sungoliath

Wild Knights

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2022 Division 1 teams in Greater Tokyo Area

Club  | Prefecture  | Head Coach

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Black Rams Tokyo | Tokyo |  Peter Hewat
Green Rockets Tokatsu | Chiba |  Robert Taylor
Kobelco Kobe Steelers | Hyōgo |  Dave Dillon
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | Chiba |  Frans Ludeke
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | Osaka |  Johan Ackermann
Saitama Wild Knights | Saitama |  Robbie Deans
Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | Chiba |  Hugh Reece-Edwards
Shizuoka Blue Revs | Shizuoka |  Naoya Okubo
Tokyo Sungoliath | Tokyo |  Milton Haig
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | Tokyo |  Todd Blackadder
Toyota Verblitz | Aichi |  Simon Cron
Yokohama Canon Eagles | Kanagawa |  Keisuke Sawaki

## Ladder[edit]

Pos  | Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | BP  | Pts

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1 | Tokyo Sungoliath | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 556 | 286 | 270 | 10 | 66
2 | Saitama Wild Knights | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 527 | 298 | 229 | 5 | 61
3 | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 555 | 342 | 213 | 10 | 58
4 | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 393 | 153 | 9 | 53
5 | Toyota Verblitz | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 400 | 346 | 54 | 6 | 46
6 | Yokohama Canon Eagles | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 453 | 349 | 104 | 5 | 45
7 | Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 521 | 496 | 25 | 8 | 36
8 | Shizuoka Blue Revs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 306 | 403 | -97 | 7 | 27
9 | Black Rams Tokyo | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 255 | 480 | -225 | 5 | 21
10 | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 277 | 527 | -250 | 2 | 18
11 | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 183 | 431 | −248 | 2 | 14
12 | Green Rockets Tokatsu | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 307 | 535 | -228 | 6 | 14
Legend:
P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Points.

The top four teams qualify for the finals.
Automatic Relegation to Division 3.[3]
Relegation playoff against Division 2.

## Fixtures & Results[edit]

Each team will play five teams twice and six teams once for a total of sixteen home and away matches.[4][5]

Round 1

7 January 2022
19:15

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | Cancelled [a] | Saitama Wild Knights

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Japan National Stadium

8 January 2022
12:00

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 23–24  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6120

8 January 2022
15:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 12–33  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 3651

8 January 2022
15:30

Tokyo Sungoliath | 60–46  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 10075

9 January 2022
15:30

Toyota Verblitz | Cancelled [b] | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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Toyota Stadium (Japan)

9 January 2022
15:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 22–43  | Black Rams Tokyo

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Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 4566

Round 2

15 January 2022
12:00

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 9 - 19  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5998

15 January 2022
14:30

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 55 - 21  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)
Attendance: 11233

15 January 2022
14:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 16 - 35  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 1572

16 January 2022
12:00

Saitama Wild Knights | Cancelled [c] | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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Kumagaya Rugby Ground

16 January 2022
14:05

Tokyo Sungoliath | 50 - 8  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 7110

16 January 2022
14:30

Black Rams Tokyo | Cancelled [d] | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium

Round 3

22 January 2022
14:30

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | Cancelled [e] | Black Rams Tokyo

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Ajinomoto Stadium

22 January 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | Cancelled [f] | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

22 January 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | Cancelled [g] | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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Toyota Stadium (Japan)

22 January 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 27 - 22  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 4921

23 January 2022
14:30

Saitama Wild Knights | 27 - 3  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 6436

23 January 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | Cancelled [h] | Tokyo Sungoliath

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Shizuoka Stadium

Round 4

29 January 2022
12:00

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 23 - 33  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 2841

29 January 2022
14:30

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 59 - 26  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Edogawa Stadium
Attendance: 2379

29 January 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 37 - 41  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 5198

30 January 2022
12:00

Black Rams Tokyo | 33 - 36  | Tokyo Sungoliath

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4524

30 January 2022
14:30

Yokohama Canon Eagles | Cancelled [i] | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

30 January 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 36 - 13  | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 2745

Round 5

5 February 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 5 - 48  | Saitama Wild Knights

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Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4306

5 February 2022
14:30

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 59 - 26  | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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| Report |

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 2210

5 February 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | 23 - 19  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2421

6 February 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 17 - 48  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 2648

6 February 2022
14:30

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 21 - 50  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 3378

6 February 2022
14:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 3 - 22  | Tokyo Sungoliath

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| Report |

Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4339

Round 6

19 February 2022
14:30

Black Rams Tokyo | Cancelled [j] | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium

19 February 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 18 - 28  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 2260

19 February 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | Cancelled [k] | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium

19 February 2022
17:00

Saitama Wild Knights | 30 - 18  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 3284

20 February 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | Cancelled [l] | Tokyo Sungoliath

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Kashiwanoha Stadium

20 February 2022
14:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | Cancelled [m] | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Round 7

26 February 2022
12:00

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 27 - 34  | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 1718

26 February 2022
12:00

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | Cancelled [n] | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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Noevir Stadium Kobe

26 February 2022
13:30

Saitama Wild Knights | 34 - 17  | Tokyo Sungoliath

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 7106

26 February 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 22 - 21  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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Yumenoshima Stadium
Attendance: 1569

26 February 2022
14:30

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 41 - 20  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Edogawa Stadium
Attendance: 3772

27 February 2022
13:00

Black Rams Tokyo | 12 - 30  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 4370

Round 8

4 March 2022
19:00

Tokyo Sungoliath | 56 - 17  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5280

5 March 2022
12:00

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 10 - 66  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2342

5 March 2022
14:30

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 30 - 24  | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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| Report |

Edogawa Stadium
Attendance: 2370

5 March 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | 31 - 22  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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| Report |

Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2498

5 March 2022
17:00

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 21 - 18  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 3078

6 March 2022
14:30

Black Rams Tokyo | 21 - 18  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 1903

Round 9

11 March 2022
19:00

Tokyo Sungoliath | 33 - 29  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6572

12 March 2022
12:30

Toyota Verblitz | 26 - 51  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Toyota Stadium (Japan)
Attendance: 3910

12 March 2022
14:30

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 49 - 24  | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 3086

12 March 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 56 - 21  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3710

13 March 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 10 - 27  | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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| Report |

Yumenoshima Stadium
Attendance: 1558

13 March 2022
14:30

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 37 - 18  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2988

Round 10

18 March 2022
19:00

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 20 - 9  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2767

19 March 2022
12:00

Saitama Wild Knights | 29 - 12  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 4005

19 March 2022
14:30

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 28 - 43  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 3807

19 March 2022
14:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 15 - 10  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 2059

20 March 2022
14:30

Tokyo Sungoliath | 69 - 29  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6136

20 March 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | Cancelled [o] | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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Shizuoka Stadium

Round 11

27 March 2022
12:00

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 34 - 3  | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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| Report |

Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 2242

27 March 2022
14:00

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 27 - 40  | Tokyo Sungoliath

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| Report |

Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 5393

27 March 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 10 - 36  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 1902

27 March 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 42 - 12  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Yumenoshima Stadium
Attendance: 1527

27 March 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 25 - 26  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 3784

27 March 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 35 - 46  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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| Report |

Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4600

Round 12

9 April 2022
12:00

Tokyo Sungoliath | 42 - 3  | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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| Report |

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 3034

9 April 2022
14:30

Saitama Wild Knights | 31 - 24  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 4394

9 April 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 45 - 19  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 2838

9 April 2022
14:30

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 21 - 30  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 3364

10 April 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | 31 - 53  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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| Report |

Toyota Stadium (Japan)
Attendance: 4073

10 April 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 57 - 28  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 3217

Round 13

15 April 2022
19:00

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 5 - 35  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4974

16 April 2022
14:30

Saitama Wild Knights | 37 - 31  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 6074

16 April 2022
14:30

Black Rams Tokyo | 22 - 43  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4159

16 April 2022
17:00

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | 25 - 38  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 2491

17 April 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 41 - 71  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 2767

17 April 2022
14:30

Tokyo Sungoliath | 56 - 27  | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4695

Round 14

22 April 2022
19:00

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 35 - 7  | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5545

23 April 2022
12:00

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 40 - 32  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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| Report |

Edogawa Stadium
Attendance: 4643

23 April 2022
14:30

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 24 - 33  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)
Attendance: 8299

23 April 2022
17:00

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 15 - 18  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 3767

24 April 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 34 - 38  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 2559

24 April 2022
14:30

Tokyo Sungoliath | 30 - 3  | Black Rams Tokyo

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5901

Round 15

30 April 2022
13:00

Black Rams Tokyo | 17 - 64  | Toyota Verblitz

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| Report |

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 4657

1 May 2022
12:00

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay | 40 - 13  | Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu

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| Report |

Edogawa Stadium
Attendance: 3305

1 May 2022
14:30

Green Rockets Tokatsu | 10 - 39  | Saitama Wild Knights

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| Report |

Kashiwanoha Stadium
Attendance: 4127

1 May 2022
14:30

NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka | Cancelled [p] | Shizuoka Blue Revs

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Hanazono Rugby Stadium

1 May 2022
14:30

Kobelco Kobe Steelers | 42 - 33  | Yokohama Canon Eagles

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| Report |

Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 5279

1 May 2022
17:00

Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo | 27 - 3  | Tokyo Sungoliath

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| Report |

Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 10169

Round 16

7 May 2022
14:30

Black Rams Tokyo | Cancelled [q] | NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka

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Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium

7 May 2022
14:30

Toyota Verblitz | Cancelled [r] | Tokyo Sungoliath

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Toyota Stadium (Japan)

7 May 2022
17:00

Saitama Wild Knights | 35 - 14  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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| Report |

Kumagaya Rugby Ground
Attendance: 9099

8 May 2022
12:00

Yokohama Canon Eagles | 26 - 14  | Green Rockets Tokatsu

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| Report |

Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 4683

8 May 2022
14:30

Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 34 - 74  | Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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| Report |

Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 3911

8 May 2022
14:30

Shizuoka Blue Revs | 29 - 33  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 6326

### Playoffs[edit]

#### Promotion/Relegation[edit]

Team 1  | Agg. | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Green Rockets Tokatsu | 55 - 34  | Mie Honda Heat | 33 - 10  | 22 - 24
Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu | 44 - 66  | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars | 25 - 33  | 19 - 33

#### Semi Finals[edit]

21 May 2022
14:30

Tokyo Sungoliath | 30 - 24  | Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo

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Try: Seiya Ozaki 24' c
Shintaro Ishihara 42' c
Ryoto Nakamura 59' c
Con: Damian McKenzie (3/3) 25' 43' 60'
Pen: Damian McKenzie (3/5) 31' 49' 52'
| Report | Try: Jacob Pierce 27' c
Takahiro Ogawa (2) 36' c 45' c
Asaeli Ai Valu 55' m
Con: Hayata Nakao (3/3) 28' 37' 46'
Pen: Hayata Nakao (1/1) 17'

Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 7525

22 May 2022
14:00

Saitama Wild Knights | 24 - 10  | Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay

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Try: Takuya Yamasawa 7' c
Kyohei Yamasawa 38' c
Shota Horie 65' c
Con: Takuya Yamasawa (3/3) 8' 39' 66'
Pen: Takuya Yamasawa (1/3) 51'
| Report | Try: Opeti Helu 80+2' c

Con: Bernard Foley (1/1) 80+3'
Pen: Bernard Foley (1/2) 15'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 15482

#### Final[edit]

29 May 2022
15:00 JST

Tokyo Sungoliath | 12 - 18  | Saitama Wild Knights

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Pen: Damian McKenzie (4/4) 6' 52' 57' 66'
| Report | Try: Marika Koroibete 28' c
Dylan Riley 73' m
Con: Takuya Yamasawa (1/2) 29'
Pen: Takuya Yamasawa (2/5) 14' 64'

Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 33604
Referee: Shuhei Kubo

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FB | 15 |  Damian McKenzie
RW | 14 |  Seiya Ozaki
OC | 13 |  Samu Kerevi
IC | 12 |  Ryoto Nakamura (c)
LW | 11 |  Tevita Li
FH | 10 |  Hikaru Tamura
SH | 9 |  Yutaka Nagare
N8 | 8 |  Tom Sanders
OF | 7 |  Naoki Ozawa
BF | 6 |  Koji Iino
RL | 5 |  Wataru Kobayashi
LL | 4 |  Hendrik Tui
TP | 3 |  Shinnosuke Kakinaga
HK | 2 |  Takuya Kitade
LP | 1 |  Shintaro Ishihara
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Kosuke Horikoshi
PR | 17 |  Yukio Morikawa
PR | 18 |  Sam Talakai
LK | 19 |  Takayasu Tsuji
FL | 20 |  Tevita Tatafu
SH | 21 |  Naoto Saito
FH | 22 |  Shogo Nakano
CE | 23 |  Taiga Ozaki
Coach:
Milton Haig
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FB | 15 |  Ryuji Noguchi
RW | 14 |  Koki Takeyama
OC | 13 |  Dylan Riley
IC | 12 |  Hadleigh Parkes
LW | 11 |  Marika Koroibete
FH | 10 |  Takuya Yamasawa
SH | 9 |  Keisuke Uchida
N8 | 8 |  Shunsuke Nunomaki
OF | 7 |  Lachlan Boshier
BF | 6 |  Ben Gunter
RL | 5 |  George Kruis
LL | 4 |  Jack Cornelsen
TP | 3 |  Taiki Fujii
HK | 2 |  Atsushi Sakate (c)
LP | 1 |  Keita Inagaki
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Shota Horie
PR | 17 |  Shohei Hirano
PR | 18 |  Asaeli Ai Valu
LK | 19 |  Ryota Hasegawa
FL | 20 |  Masaki Tani
SH | 21 |  Taiki Koyama
FH | 22 |  Vince Aso
CE | 23 |  Semisi Tupou
Coach:
Robbie Deans

## International Foreign Players[edit]

Each side are allowed a maximum of three category C players, these are players who have represented a national side in international rugby that isn't Japan. Each side is also allowed to have a number of category B players who are foreign players who have never represented a test team and may become available for Japanese selection after residency eligibility.

Club  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3

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|
|

Black Rams Tokyo |  Blair Cowan |  Joe Tomane |  Matt Lucas
Green Rockets Tokatsu |  Jake Ball |  |
Kobelco Kobe Steelers |  Aaron Cruden |  Ben Smith |  Lukhanyo Am
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay |  Bernard Foley |  Malcolm Marx |  Ryan Crotty
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka |  Elton Jantjies |  Nick Grigg |
Saitama Wild Knights |  George Kruis |  Hadleigh Parkes |  Marika Koroibete
Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu |  Greig Laidlaw |  Israel Folau |  Liam Gill
Shizuoka Blue Revs |  Isi Naisarani |  Kwagga Smith |  Viliami Tahituʻa
Tokyo Sungoliath |  Damian McKenzie |  Samu Kerevi |  Sean McMahon
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo |  Matt Todd |  Seta Tamanivalu |  Tom Taylor
Toyota Verblitz |  Patrick Tuipulotu |  Pieter-Steph du Toit |  Willie le Roux
Yokohama Canon Eagles |  Cory Hill |  Jesse Kriel |

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Wild Knights returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and are therefore unable to field a side. Spears awarded bonus point win.[6]
2. ^ Blue Revs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Verblitz awarded bonus point win.
3. ^ Wild Knights returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Green Rockets awarded bonus point win.
4. ^ Blue Revs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Black Rams awarded bonus point win.
5. ^ Black Rams returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Brave Lupus awarded bonus point win.
6. ^ Shining Arcs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Green Rockets awarded bonus point win.
7. ^ Red Hurricanes returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Verblitz awarded bonus point win.
8. ^ Blue Revs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Sungoliath awarded bonus point win.
9. ^ Shining Arcs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Eagles awarded bonus point win.
10. ^ Black Rams returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Spears awarded bonus point win.
11. ^ Steelers returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Verblitz awarded bonus point win.
12. ^ Green Rockets returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Sungoliath awarded bonus point win.
13. ^ Shining Arcs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Red Hurricanes awarded bonus point win.
14. ^ Steelers returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Red Hurricanes awarded bonus point win.
15. ^ Blue Revs returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Steelers awarded bonus point win.
16. ^ Red Hurricanes returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Blue Revs awarded bonus point win.
17. ^ Red Hurricanes returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Black Rams awarded bonus point win.
18. ^ Verblitz returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests and could not field a side. Sungoliath awarded bonus point win.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Japan Rugby League One Set for Launch in January 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
2. ^ "Japan's new professional rugby league reveals inaugural schedule". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
3. ^ "NTT to bolster Shining Arcs, drop Red Hurricanes to Division 3". Market Screener. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
4. ^ "Japan Rugby League One Schedule". Japan Rugby League One. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
5. ^ "Schedule and Results". Japan Rugby League One. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
6. ^ "Rugby: Coronavirus infections cancel League One opener". Kyodo News. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

*[Agg.]: Aggregate score