Michael Leitch saves the day as Brave Lupus hold off Yamaha Jubilo
Japan captain Michael Leitch saved a 27-22 Japan Top League win for Toshiba Brave Lupus on Sunday by stealing a turnover with Yamaha Jubilo pressing for a game-tying try after the hooter. Toshiba took a 14-7 lead in to the break but barely survived a ...
Yamaha Jubilo ensured Canon Eagles' miserable start to the Japan Rugby Top League season continued Sunday as they hammered Yuki Imamura's side 69-21 in front of 18,279 at Oita Bank Dome. Canon — which was forced to install Imamura as head coach 10 days before ...
Defending Top League champion Suntory Sungoliath showed they are not giving their title up without a fight Saturday, rallying to beat Yamaha Jubilo 27-24 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. A try after the hooter from Kosei Ono from a quickly taken penalty by Atsushi ...
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru said Monday he knew Yamaha would be his home if and when he decided to shift his playing base back to Japan, and he has made that a reality. "I felt I wanted to play for Yamaha Motors again if I ...
Japan's 2015 Rugby World Cup hero Ayumu Goromaru is rejoining his old side Yamaha Jubilo after a year-and-a-half playing in Australia and France, the fullback revealed Monday on his website. The 31-year-old had an option to extend his deal in Toulon by a further year ...
Suntory Sungoliath put themselves in the driver's seat for theTop League title Saturday thanks to a 41-24 win over Yamaha Jubilo in a showdown between first- and second-place teams. On a blustery day in front of 10,574 fans at Yamaha Stadium, Kosei Ono once again ...
Suntory Sungoliath and Yamaha Jubilo remain on course for a Christmas Eve showdown as they both won Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Top League. Suntory overcame a poor start to top Coca-Cola Red Sparks 48-12 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, while Yamaha downed ...
Jubilo, Sungoliath remain on collision course for Top League supremacy
Yamaha Jubilo and Suntory Sungoliath maintained their unbeaten runs Saturday and made it even more likely their Christmas Eve clash will determine this season's Top League champion. Yamaha was forced to work very hard to beat NTT Communications Shining Arcs 21-17, while Suntory had ...
Yamaha Jubilo showed Sunday why they remain most people's favorites to lift the Top League crown at the end of the season. Katsuyuki Kiyomiya's side ran in eight tries as it beat Kubota Spears 53-0 to make it six straight wins to start the season. Jubilo ...
Yamaha Jubilo exposed a huge chink in defending champion Panasonic Wild Knights' armor Friday night as the new Top League season got underway at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. The Yamaha pack demolished the Panasonic scrum and the dominance up front laid the foundations for ...
Yamaha Jubilo's scheduled friendly against Toulon next month has been canceled, the match's organizers announced Wednesday. Yamaha, Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru's old side, was supposed to play his new team from the French Top 14 on July 30 at Shizuoka Stadium, but organizers could not ...
Japan fullback Ayumu Goromaru's old side, Yamaha Jubilo, will play his new team, Toulon, in a friendly on July 30, the Top League club said Wednesday. Goromaru, who hurt his right shoulder while playing for the Reds in Super Rugby last month, was originally scheduled ...
