Tokyo’s Black Rams are one of Japanese rugby’s most storied clubs, blending rich history with rising star power.
Black Rams Tokyo burst onto the scene in 1953, originally founded as the company side Ricoh Black Rams. The professional rugby union club now competes in Japan Rugby League One, Division 1. Based in Setagaya, Tokyo, the team plays its home matches at Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium.
Japan Rugby One League play kicks off Saturday, Dec. 13 and runs for 18 rounds before the quarterfinals. The Black Rams begin play with a face off against Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath on Saturday at 11 p.m. ET.
As the club has grown into one of the country’s premier programs, the Black Rams have featured some remarkable talent.
Australia’s Stephen Larkham played for the Ricoh Black Rams from 2008 to 2010, and England’s James Haskell had a brief stint with the team from 2011 to 2012. TJ Perenara, who began his three-year contract this year, is currently on the Black Rams’ roster.
Despite a history of mid-table finishes, the Black Rams continue to sharpen their skills—and a future as a true powerhouse may not be far off.
How To Watch The Tokyo Black Rams In The United States
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Where Do The Tokyo Black Rams Play?
The Black Rams play at the Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium (capacity 20,010) in Tokyo.
Who Coaches The Tokyo Black Rams?
Tabai Matson is the head coach of the BlackRams following his position of the director of performance development for the Harlequins.
Black Rams Tokyo Fixtures: Japan Rugby One League 2025-2026 ScheduleDec. 12 – 11:00 PM ET – vs. Tokyo Suntory SungoliathDec. 20 – 12:30 AM ET – vs. Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo BayDec. 26 – 11:05 PM ET – vs. Mie Honda HeatJan. 10 – 12:30 AM ET – vs. Toyota VerblitzJan. 16 – 10:05 PM ET – vs. Kobelco Kobe SteelersJan. 24 – 12:30 AM ET – vs. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara DynaBoarsFeb. 6 – 11:00 PM ET – vs. Saitama Panasonic Wild KnightsFeb. 13 – 10:00 PM ET – vs. Yokohama Canon EaglesFeb. 20 – 11:00 PM ET – vs. Urayasu D-RocksFeb. 27 – 10:00 PM ET – vs. Toshiba Brave Lupus TokyoMar. 14 – 12:00 AM ET – vs. Shizuoka Blue RevsMar. 21 – 1:30 AM ET – vs. Saitama Panasonic Wild KnightsMar. 29 – 1:30 AM ET – vs. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamihara DynaBoarsApr. 5 – TBD – vs. Kobelco Kobe SteelersApr. 17 – TBD – vs. Mie Honda HeatMay 10 – TBD – vs. Tokyo Suntory SungoliathJapan Rugby League One Fixtures 2025: Round 1 MatchesRound 1 – December 13-14, 2025
(Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time – EST, JST – 14 hours)
Saturday, December 13
Sunday, December 14
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Japan Rugby League One Schedule 2025-2026: Here’s When To Watch On FloRugbyDec. 12, 2025, 11:00 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. SungoliathDec. 13, 2025, 12:05 a.m. ET D-Rocks vs. DynaboarsDec. 13, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. HeatDec. 13, 2025, 3:00 a.m. ET Steelers vs. SpearsDec. 14, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. BlueRevsDec. 14, 2025, 1:00 a.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. Wild KnightsDec. 20, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. BlackRamsDec. 20, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. VerblitzDec. 20, 2025, 10:25 p.m. ET Heat vs. SteelersDec. 20, 2025, 11:40 p.m. ET Dynaboars vs. EaglesDec. 21, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. D-RocksDec. 21, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. Brave LupusDec. 26, 2025, 11:05 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. HeatDec. 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Steelers vs. VerblitzDec. 27, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. SungoliathDec. 28, 2025, 12:00 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. D-RocksDec. 28, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Dynaboars vs. Wild KnightsDec. 28, 2025, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. Brave LupusJan. 9, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET D-Rocks vs. EaglesJan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. SteelersJan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. BlackRamsJan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. DynaboarsJan. 10, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. BlueRevsJan. 10, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. SpearsJan. 16, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Eagles vs. Wild KnightsJan. 16, 2026, 10:05 p.m. ET Steelers vs. BlackRamsJan. 16, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET BlueRevs vs. DynaboarsJan. 17, 2026, 12:05 a.m. ET D-Rocks vs. Brave LupusJan. 17, 2026, 12:05 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. HeatJan. 17, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. VerblitzJan. 23, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Brave Lupus vs. SpearsJan. 23, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. D-RocksJan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Wild Knights vs. SungoliathJan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Eagles vs. SteelersJan. 24, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Dynaboars vs. BlackRamsJan. 25, 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET BlueRevs vs. VerblitzFeb. 6, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET Steelers vs. BlueRevsFeb. 6, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET BlackRams vs. Wild KnightsFeb. 6, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET Heat vs. Brave LupusFeb. 7, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. D-RocksFeb. 7, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Verblitz vs. EaglesFeb. 8, 2026, 12:30 a.m. ET Sungoliath vs. DynaboarsFeb. 13, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. VerblitzFeb. 13, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. HeatFeb. 13, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. BlackRamsFeb. 13, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. SpearsFeb. 13, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. SungoliathFeb. 14, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. SteelersFeb. 20, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. Wild KnightsFeb. 20, 2026, TBD Spears vs. DynaboarsFeb. 20, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. D-RocksFeb. 21, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. EaglesFeb. 21, 2026, TBD Heat vs. BlueRevsFeb. 27, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. HeatFeb. 27, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. BlackRamsFeb. 27, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. SteelersFeb. 28, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. SpearsFeb. 28, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. VerblitzFeb. 28, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. SungoliathMar. 13, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. BlueRevsMar. 13, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. DynaboarsMar. 13, 2026, TBD Heat vs. EaglesMar. 13, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Wild KnightsMar. 14, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. D-RocksMar. 14, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Brave LupusMar. 19, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. EaglesMar. 20, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. BlackRamsMar. 20, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. SungoliathMar. 20, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. SpearsMar. 21, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. BlueRevsMar. 21, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. HeatMar. 27, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. VerblitzMar. 27, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. HeatMar. 27, 2026, TBD Spears vs. Brave LupusMar. 27, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. Wild KnightsMar. 27, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. SteelersMar. 28, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. DynaboarsApr. 3, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. EaglesApr. 3, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. SpearsApr. 3, 2026, TBD Heat vs. SungoliathApr. 3, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. BlueRevsApr. 4, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. SteelersApr. 4, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. D-RocksApr. 16, 2026, TBD Heat vs. BlackRamsApr. 17, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. Wild KnightsApr. 17, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. Brave LupusApr. 17, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. SpearsApr. 17, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. D-RocksApr. 17, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. SteelersApr. 23, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. BlueRevsApr. 24, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. EaglesApr. 24, 2026, TBD Spears vs. HeatApr. 24, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. VerblitzApr. 24, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. SungoliathApr. 24, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. DynaboarsApr. 30, 2026, TBD D-Rocks vs. Wild KnightsMay 1, 2026, TBD Verblitz vs. SungoliathMay 1, 2026, TBD Brave Lupus vs. BlueRevsMay 1, 2026, TBD BlackRams vs. SpearsMay 1, 2026, TBD Eagles vs. DynaboarsMay 1, 2026, TBD Steelers vs. HeatMay 8, 2026, TBD Heat vs. VerblitzMay 8, 2026, TBD Wild Knights vs. Brave LupusMay 8, 2026, TBD BlueRevs vs. EaglesMay 9, 2026, TBD Dynaboars vs. D-RocksMay 9, 2026, TBD Spears vs. SteelersMay 9, 2026, TBD Sungoliath vs. BlackRamsMay 16, 2026, 11:05 p.m. ET BlueRevs vs. SteelersMay 18, 2026, 1:30 a.m. ET Spears vs. SungoliathMay 24, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One SF #2May 24, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby League One SF #1Jun. 6, 2026, TBD Japan Rugby 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