NTT Japan Rugby League One 2024-25
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The NTT Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 season will kick off on December 21, 2024, with three new teams for the 2024-25 season, and a total of 26 teams competing across the three divisions.
The three teams are divided into Division 1 (12 teams), Division 2 (8 teams), Division 3 (6 teams). The Division 1 champions from the previous season are Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo who beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the final in Tokyo.
JRLO Global Coverage
In the past season, matches from the JRLO were able to be watched in Africa on ESPN Africa, in New Zealand via TVNZ, and in some regions on World Rugby’s global rugbypass.com website, while Malaysian TV streaming provider Astro SuperSport channel also made some fixtures available for streaming.
The 2024 JRLO League One Final was streamed for free on World Rugby’s RugbyPass app and webpage for audiences outside of Japan and New Zealand.
From a fan-attendance point of view, the JLRO surpassed one million spectators in a season for the first time prior to the finals being played.
NTT JRLO 2024-25 – Division 1
NTT Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 – Division 2
NTT JRLO 2024-25 – Division 3
The 2024-2025 season will see more teams enter the JLRO Division 3; with three new clubs, Secom Rugguts (based in Saitama), Yakult Levins (Toda) and LeRIRO Fukuoka (Ukiha city) bringing the total number of participating clubs in the JRLO Divisions to 26.
NTT Extends JRLO Title Partnership Rights
Japan Rugby League One General Incorporated Association (Chairman: Genichi Tamatsuka, Minato-ku, Tokyo) announced they had reached a basic agreement with NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Representative Director: Akira Shimada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) to renew the contract as for them to be the title partner for Japan Rugby League One through the 2024-25 season and the contract will last for three seasons.
Details on the JRLO 2024-2025 tournament format and match schedule will be announced at a later date.
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