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 |
| Date | 7 January – 29 May 2022 |
| Champions | Saitama Wild Knights |
| Runners-up | Tokyo Sungoliath |
| Relegated | Red Hurricanes Osaka Shining Arcs |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Attendance | 385,227 (average 6,315 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 33,604 (Tokyo Sungoliath vs. Saitama Wild Knights, 29 May 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,068 (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 | |
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