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.

2022 Japan Rugby League One – D1
Countries Japan
Date7 January – 29 May 2022
ChampionsSaitama Wild Knights
Runners-upTokyo Sungoliath
RelegatedRed Hurricanes Osaka
Shining Arcs
Matches played61
Attendance385,227
(average 6,315 per match)
Highest attendance33,604 (Tokyo Sungoliath vs. Saitama Wild Knights, 29 May 2022)
Lowest attendance1,068 (Honda Heat vs. Green Rockets, 27 May 2022)
Top point scorer Damian McKenzie (191)
Top try scorer Dylan Riley (11)
Rakuhei Yamashita (11)
Official website
league-one.jp
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