2022 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1
The 2022 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1 was the inaugural season of Japan's new professional three-tier Rugby union competition. It consisted of twelve franchises and played five teams twice and six teams once resulting in each team playing a total of sixteen games home and away. The top four sides at the end of the regular season contested the annual play-offs, whilst the bottom three sides went into a promotion and relegation playoff against the top three sides from the 2022 Japan Rugby League One – Division 2. The champions were the Saitama Wild Knights for the second season in a row. They beat Tokyo Sungoliath in the final 12–18.
Teams and personnel
A total of twelve teams will participate in the inaugural Division 1 season:| Club | Prefecture | Coach | Stadium | Capacity | |||||||||||
| Black Rams Tokyo リコーブラックラムズ東京 | Tokyo | AustraliaFixturesEach team were to play five teams twice and six teams once for a total of sixteen home and away matches.Relegation play-offsThe relegation play-offs took place on 20 and 28 May 2022.OverviewMatchesAll times Japan Standard TimeGreen Rockets v Honda Heat Green Rockets won 55–34 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues. Shining Arcs v Mitsubishi DynaBoars ''Mitsubishi DynaBoars won 44–66 on aggregate, and replaced the Shining Arcs in the Japan Rugby League One – Division 1'' Season play-offs'''Bracket'''StatisticsThe statistics do not include any additional points, tries, etc. that may have been acquired in play-off matches.
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