Inside Sport: Japan

IBM Big Blue have made the Japan X Bowl for just the second time in their history. In that December 18th game at Tokyo Dome they will face Fujitsu Frontiers, the team that defeated them 44-10 in that 2014 […]

The 2017 All XLeague Team has been announced

Leading the way with seven selections apiece are Panasonic Impulse, who won their first seven games before falling at the semi final stage to IBM Big Blue, and […]

Fujitsu Frontiers defeated Obic Seagulls in an absolutely enthralling Japan XBowl semifinal in Kawasaki on November 26th. The 7-0 scoreline gives no indication of the twists and turns this contest took in front of […]

The second XLeague semifinal features two teams that have been ranked #1 at some point this season. Panasonic dropped to the #3 slot in the power rankings after the quarterfinals based solely on the fact that they […]

Kicking off the final four weekend in Japan’s XLeague are two promotion / relegation games in Osaka. The first looks like a foregone conclusion but the second seems finely balanced.

IBM Big Blue stormed back from a narrow halftime deficit, scoring four second half TDs en route to a 51-31 QF win over Lixil Deers on November 11th.

The victory put the Chiba side back in the XLeague semifinals […]

 
2017 November 26 (Sun): Fujitsu Stadium (13:00)
Japan’s XLeague semifinals this weekend feature a matchup between a pair of the country’s best teams. Number one and two in the power rankings, Fujitsu and […]

The lights came on at Yokohama Stadium, just as they were going out on Finies hopes for the 2017 season. Fujitsu Frontiers eased past Elecom Kobe 34-7 on November 11th to make the JXB final four for the seventh […]

On November 26th, Fujitsu Frontiers and Obic Seagulls will clash in an XBowl semifinal at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki. T

he same two teams contested the final last year and, along with Panasonic Impulse, have […]

Obic Seagulls came storming out of the gates and blew Nojima Sagamihara Rise away in a whirlwind opening period at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday in Japan’s XLeague playoffs.

Leading 27-7 at halftime, in a game […]

The remaining eight teams do battle in Japan this weekend with rain forecast once again. Top seeded Panasonic Impulse should have no trouble getting past an All Mitsubishi Lions team that staged an upset in the […]

All Mitsubishi Lions pulled off the shock of the 2017 season, defeating Asahi Beer Silver Star 20-17 in a wildcard game held at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.
The Lions had lost to the same opponent 20-3 one week […]

The first round of Japan’s X League playoffs kick off Sunday, November 5 with two games on tap. The Asahi Beer Silver Star will take on the All Mitshubishi Lions and then the Elecom Kobe Finies and As One Black […]

Round Five of the XLeague regular season in Japan ended with a bang when Lixil Deers, as they have so many times in the past, stormed back late with three TDs to stun IBM Big Blue 27-26 in a game that was played […]

The Xleague’s regular season comes to an end this week with playoff places and seeding up for grabs. The top four ranked sides meet at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday. Last seasons Japan X Bowl finalists Fujitsu […]

Week Five for the Japan XLeague Power Rankings. You know the drill. Read about your team. Snort derisively. Go on social media and complain. Couple of great games this past week but also matchups no one wants at […]

Lixil Deers scored a touchdown, recovered the onside kick, scored another TD, then forced a fumble on IBM’s final possession to edge Big Blue 27-26 at a dark and rainy Amino Vital Field in Chofu last n […]

Fujitsu Frontiers started out hot, then coasted to a 44-13 win over Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers at a cold and rainy Amino Vital Field on Sunday in a key X League matchup in Japan.

The game, while not close on […]