Japan Rugby Weekly
By Doug Picken
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Join Rugby Translator Doug Picken & Professional Rugby Player Heiden Bedwell-Curtis as we brings you a weekly update on all things Rugby in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Each week we will share the news of the week as well as interviewing special guests as they yarn about life in Japan as a professional rugby player.
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Christmas KFC and League One
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep.131 Japan Rugby League One R2
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Ep.130 New Eligibility Rules in Japan Rugby League One feat. Ollie Horne
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ep.129 Japan Rugby League One Round 8 Preview
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Ep.128 JRLO Round 7 Preview, And Why You Never See Japanese Mid-Season Signings
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep.127 Japan Rugby League One Round 5 Preview
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep.126 TJ Perenara vs Aaron Smith & the Biggest News in Japan Rugby History!
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Ep.125 Japan Rugby League One Round 3 Preview
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Ep.124 Tries, Last-Minute Match Winners and Yellow Cards. Japan Rugby League One R1 Review
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Ep.123 Opening Round of Japan Rugby League One
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Ep.122 New Signings in Japan Rugby League One!
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep.121 New Category A Rules in Japan Rugby League One!
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep.120 One Month Till the Start of Japan Rugby League One! Division 3 Preview
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ep.119 Japan Rugby League One Final
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May 23, 2024 |
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Ep.118 Japan Rugby League One Semi-finals
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May 17, 2024 |
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Ep.117 Doug the Translator Update Episode
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Ep.116 The Cross-Border Rugby Round 1 Preview
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Ep.115 Brave Blossoms fixtures, Canon Injury Woes, & ASMR
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep.114 Eddie Jones, and the Fastest Team in the World
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Ep.113 Japan Rugby League One Round 5 Preview
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Ep.112 Japan Rugby League One Preview/Review Show Round 4
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Ep.111 Eddie Jones, Nicolas Sanchez & League One
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep.110 Japan Rugby League One round 1 review/Round 2 Preview
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 109 Japan Rugby League One R1 Preview!
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Ep.108 Cross-Border Rugby + JRLO Conference B New Signings
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 107 Both Japan Sevens Team Qualify for the Paris Olympics ft. Brackin Henry
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Ep.106 20 Minute Red Card Rule Coming to Japan Rugby League One
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Ep.105 Will Eddie Jones be the next Japan Coach?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Ep.104 World Cup Final Review!
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Ep.103 Rugby World Cup Final Preview ft. Jess & John
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep.102 Rugby World Cup Quarters Review ft. Jess & John
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Ep.101 Japan Knocked out of WRC + Quarterfinal preview!
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 100 Hundy Ep Special ft. Ben Paltridge & John Akiba
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Ep.99 Japan vs England World Cup Review
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Ep.98 Brave Blossoms vs England Rugby World Cup Preview!
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep.97 Rugby World Cup Japan Preview!
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Ep.96 Changes to the Brave Blossoms WC Squad Ft. Jess Souchon & Ben Paltridge
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ep.95 Owen Farrell's Red Card Ruling ft.Ben Paltridge
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Ep.94 Every New Signing in Japan Rugby League One Pt.1
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep.93 Red Card Impacts Another WC Warmup Game for Japan. Brave Blossoms vs Fiji review
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Ep.92 Japan vs Tonga review, Season 4 is here!
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Ep.91 Japan Rugby League One Final Preview!
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ep.90 Japan Rugby League One Semifinals!!
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May 11, 2023 |
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Ep.89 The Pandemic is Coming to an End in Japan! ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ep.88 Japan Rugby League One R16 review ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis and Ben Paltridge
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep.87 47 Game Win Streak Broken!! Japan Rugby League One Review
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Ep.86 Ed Quirk Special!! ft.William Tupou
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Ep.85 Pachinko, Boatraces, and The Baystars ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Ep.84 The Chill Bye Week Episode
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Ep.83 JRLO Round 12 Review/13 Preview Ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Ep.82 What the Changes in Mask Rules Mean For You ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Ep.81 Hino Forfeit All Remaining League One Games for the Season
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Ep.80 Life as a Rugby Analyst in Japan ft. Jess Souchon
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 79 JRLO Round 8 Review ft. Jesseca Souchon
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Ep.78 The Life of a Rugby Wife in Japan ft. Abbie Bedwell-Curtis
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Ep.77 Brackin Karauria-Henry
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Ep.76 Jamie Shillcock
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Ep.75 Japan Rugby game ends with only 1 goalpost! +JRLO R4 Review/R5 Preview
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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EP.74 Japan Rugby League One Round 4 Preview
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Ep.73 New Years In Japan + JRLO Round 3 Preview
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Ep.72 Star All Black Richie Mo'unga is coming to Japan!?!
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Ep.71 First Win in 1527 Days!! Japan Rugby League One Round 1 Review
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Ep.70 Japan Rugby League One Round 1 Preview
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ep.69 Curtis Rona
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Ep.68 The Worst Rule In Japanese Rugby!
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Ep.67 Japan's Answer to the Pie & Powerade Hangover Cure + Brave Blossoms vs France
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Ep.66 Brave Blossoms vs England Review + New Pod Merch!!
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep.65 Best Pathway for Young Players coming to Japan
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Ep.64 Brave Blossoms vs All Blacks Review
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep.63 Brave Blossoms vs All Blacks Preview
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 62 Ardie Savea's Japan Bound!!
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 61 Japan Borders Reopen!!
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Ep.60 Japan XV vs Australia A
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 59 Don't Ever Put Soy Sauce on your White Rice!?! & other Rugby Chat
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Ep.58 Elton Jantjies to be Released from Japanese Team?!?
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Ep.57 League One Season Draw Confirmed! Ft. Ben Paltridge
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Ep.56 Japan's Autumn Wider Squad Announced! ft. Ben Paltridge
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Ep.55 Ngani Laumape Joins The Kobe Steelers ft.Dylan Nel
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Ep.54 New-Look Chichibunomiya Stadium with a Roof and Artificial Field?!?
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 53 Season 3 of JRW! ft. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis & Daniel Linde
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 52 Japan Rugby League One Final Preview
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 51 Tourists Allowed back in Japan?! JRLO Div 1 Semifinals!
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May 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 50 Everything You Need To Know About Final's Footy in League One!!
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 49 Colin Slade
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 48 Munakata Sanix Blues Ending Rugby Program at Seasons End
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 47 Lukhanyo Am to make League One Debut! Division 1 Round 11 Preview
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 46 Big Changes Coming in the Japan Rugby League One!!
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 45 Japan Rugby League One Round 9 Preview!
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 44 Japan Rugby, the only place where the COVID Regulations are getting stricter!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 43 How COVID cancellations are determined in the Japan Rugby League One
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 42 Josh Matavesi
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 41 The Most "Japanese" Scandal Ever?? JRLO R4 Preview
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 40 Japan Rugby League 1 Round 3 Preview
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 39 JRLO R1 Review Ft. Ed Quirk
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 38 Japan Rugby League 1 Preview
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 37 Edward Quirk
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 36 Worst Kept Secret in Japanese Rugby Confirmed!
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 Luke Thompson back in Japan!?!?!
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 34 Japan Vs Ireland
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 33 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 32 Australian Wallabies vs Japan Brave Blossoms Review
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 31 Japan Rugby League One Fixtures Confirmed!
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 30 Nick Ealey
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 29 Translator Mini-Series Episode 2, John Akiba
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 28 Brave Blossoms Training Squad Announcement
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 27 Ben Gunter
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 26 Translator Mini-Series Episode 1, Keita Joshua Suzuki
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 25 Fumiaki Tanaka Moving to the Green Rockets
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 24 Ben Paltridge Interview
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 23 Michael Little Interview
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 22 Damian McKenzie Coming to Japan?!
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 21 Mark Abbott Interview
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 20 Tokyo Olympics 2020 ft. Joe Kamana
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Ep.19 Japan Rugby League One Announcement
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 18 ft. James Marshall
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May 29, 2021 |
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Episode 17 Top League Final Preview
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May 22, 2021 |
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Episode 16. What Happened to the Red Sparks?
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode 15 Japan National Team Announcement + Top League Knockout Tournament
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 14 ft. Shane Gates
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 13 ft. James Moore
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 12 ft. Michael Leitch
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 11 ft. Jack Debreczeni
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Episode 10 Our Best Spots to Visit in Japan!
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Episode 9 ft. Dallas Tatana
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Episode 8. Advice about living in Japan
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Episode 7 ft. Isileli Nakajima
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Episode 6 Top League Rd 1 Preview ft. Jesse Parete
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Episode 5 ft. Brody Macaskill
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Episode 4. Top Challenge League Preview
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 3 ft. Semisi Tupou
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 2. Introductions
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 1 ft. Damian Karauna
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Feb 04, 2021 |