Ep.12 – Japan League One State of Play with Simon Strachan

Gain Line Analytics co-founder Simon Strachan joined Brett McKay on 8/9 Rugby this week, to dig into the current state of play around League One in Japan.

Following on from last week’s MLR State of Play, Simon provides great insights into how League One came about, the structures of corporate rugby in Japan within sport and business, how changes to League One player classification are impacting the competition, and how the 2026 season will play out with one round remaining before the promotion/relegation games and the finals to follow.

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