A total of 25 teams have declared their intent to compete in a new rugby league that will take the place of the current Japan Rugby Top League, one of the new body's organizers revealed Wednesday.All 16 of the current Top League teams and all eight of the second-tier Top Challenge clubs were joined by regional corporate club Chugoku Electric Power, said Mayumi Taniguchi, director of the new league's development office.Taniguchi also said the start of the new league is being planned for January 2022 instead of fall 2021 on account of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the one-year postponeme…READ FULL ARTICLE
