JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE OFFICIAL SITE

NTT JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE 2024-25 SCHEDULE

DIVISION 1 SCHEDULE [PDF] (Update: Aug. 30, 2024)
DIVISION 2 SCHEDULE [PDF] (Update: Aug. 30, 2024)
DIVISION 3 SCHEDULE [PDF] (Update: Aug. 30, 2024)

LEAGUE LOGO

The logo was designed based on the image of four black lines, which symbolise the fans, the teams, the companies and the communities, wrapping around the red sphere, which implies the enthusiasm of fans all over Japan to form a rugby ball. By uniting the fans, the teams, the companies and the communities and generating enthusiasm throughout Japan, it embodies that the Japan Rugby League One is leaping forward toward the world.

TEAMS

DIVISION 1

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Team Name

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URAYASU DR
Official Team Name
URAYASU D-Rocks
Team Name
URAYASU D-Rocks
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S TOKYO-BAY
Official Team Name
Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY
Team Name
Kubota Spears Funabashi TOKYO-BAY
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KOBE S
Official Team Name
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
Team Name
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
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SAITAMA WK
Official Team Name
SAITAMA Panasonic WILD KNIGHTS
Team Name
SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS
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SHIZUOKA BR
Official Team Name
SHIZUOKA BlueRevs
Team Name
SHIZUOKA BlueRevs
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TOKYO SG
Official Team Name
TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH
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TOKYO SUNGOLIATH
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BL TOKYO
Official Team Name
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO
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TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO
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TOYOTA V
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TOYOTA VERBLITZ
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TOYOTA VERBLITZ
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MIE H
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MIE Honda HEAT
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MIE Honda HEAT
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SAGAMIHARA DB
Official Team Name
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars
Team Name
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara Dynaboars
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YOKOHAMA E
Official Team Name
YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES
Team Name
YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES
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BR TOKYO
Official Team Name
RICOH BlackRams Tokyo
Team Name
BlackRams Tokyo

DIVISION 2

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GR TOKATSU
Official Team Name
NEC GREEN ROCKETS TOKATSU
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GREEN ROCKETS TOKATSU
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KYUSHU KV
Official Team Name
Kyushudenryoku KyudenVoltex
Team Name
Kyushudenryoku KyudenVoltex
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KOTO BS
Official Team Name
SHIMIZU KOTO BLUE SHARKS
Team Name
SHIMIZU KOTO BLUE SHARKS
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S AICHI
Official Team Name
Toyota Industries Corporation Shuttles Aichi
Team Name
Toyota Industries Corporation Shuttles Aichi
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KAMAISHI SW
Official Team Name
NIPPON STEEL KAMAISHI SEAWAVES
Team Name
NIPPON STEEL KAMAISHI SEAWAVES
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HANAZONO L
Official Team Name
HANAZONO KINTETSU LINERS
Team Name
HANAZONO KINTETSU LINERS
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HINO RD
Official Team Name
HINO RED DOLPHINS
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HINO RED DOLPHINS
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RH OSAKA
Official Team Name
RedHurricanes Osaka
Team Name
RedHurricanes Osaka

DIVISION 3

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Team Name

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WG AKISHIMA
Official Team Name
Kurita Water Gush Akishima
Team Name
Kurita Water Gush Akishima
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SAYAMA RG
Official Team Name
SAYAMA SECOM RUGGUTs
Team Name
SAYAMA SECOM RUGGUTs
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CHUGOKU RR
Official Team Name
Chugoku Electric Power Red Regulions
Team Name
Chugoku Electric Power Red Regulions
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SA HIROSHIMA
Official Team Name
MAZDA SKYACTIVS HIROSHIMA
Team Name
SKYACTIVS HIROSHIMA
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L TODA
Official Team Name
Yakult Levins Toda
Team Name
Yakult Levins Toda
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LR FUKUOKA
Official Team Name
LeRIRO Fukuoka
Team Name
LeRIRO Fukuoka

LEAGUE IDENTITY

VALUE

For All

We will pass on and further develop the values of “Respect for Diversity” and “Spirt of Inclusion” fostered by Japan Rugby as something universal.

VISION

Let’s Create “the world’s best” from Your City

By making the quality of everything around the League One worthy of the world’s best, we will create landscapes filled with exciting experiences in our daily life.

MISSION

1. Creating Extraordinary Experiences

We will create an environment where everybody can enjoy the game of rugby and share their enthusiasm and sensation with others.

2.Japan Rugby to Leap to the World

We will support improving the quality and skills of Japan Rugby and showcase undiscovered appeal and surprise of rugby to the world.

3.Local Unity and Generating the Sense of Unity

We will foster an environment and a culture with which everybody can participate in their own position and feel a strong connection with.

4. Development of Human Resources Contributing to the Society

Bring fans, teams, companies and communities together to contribute the society and cultivate human resources who can actively participate on the global stage.

ORGANISATION

Organisation	JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE
Location	5F Shin-Aoyama Building East 1-1-1, Minami-Aoyama, Minato Ward, Tokyo 107-0062
Established	20th February 2018
Chairman	Genichi Tamatsuka
Objective	The purpose of this Association, as a member of the Japan Rugby Football Union, is to contribute to the mental and physical health of the Japanese people by developing and strengthening rugby in Japan, promoting a rich rugby culture through the activities of the Association and rugby teams affiliated to organizations that are full members of this Association, and thereby to contribute to international goodwill.
Project	(1) Management of matches organized by the Association and preparation of official records (2) Establishment of rules and regulations relating to matches organized by the Association. (3) Training and registration of players, coaches and referees for Rugby League matches organized by its members. (4) Certifying facilities and equipment for Rugby League matches organized by active members (5) Publicity and dissemination of Rugby League matches comprising active members through broadcasting and other means (6) Research, study and instruction relating to rugby and rugby techniques (7) Implementation of welfare projects for players, coaches and related persons belonging to rugby leagues comprising active members. (8) International exchanges and projects relating to rugby (9) Promotion and assistance of rugby and other sports (10) Publicity and popularization of rugby leagues comprised of regular members through the publication of a bulletin, etc. (11) Development and utilization of rich human resources through rugby (12) Other activities necessary to achieve the objectives of the Association.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Chairman	Genichi Tamatsuka
Chief Operating Officer	Hajime Shoji
Executive Director	Tokuya Ikeguchi Yoichiro Kumaki
Board Directors	Yuko Inazawa Kensuke Iwabuchi Junko Utsunomiya Kuniko Urano Yoshihiko Sakuraba Katsuhiro Shimizu Kazuaki Takahashi Masato Tsuchida Fumiaki Fukutomi Masayuki Fukumoto Hyoji Yoshino Ichiro Watanabe
Auditors	Naoya Ichimura Hiroyuki Sodeyama