The Panasonic Wild Knights made it five straight bonus-point wins to start the Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the Toyota Verblitz 43-16 at Kumagaya Sports Stadium. Robbie Deans' side was made to work hard by Jake White's team, for whom Lionel Cronje and captain Kazuki Himeno were outstanding. But ...
The 2018 Super Rugby season will open on Feb. 17 with a match between the Cape Town-based Stormers and Argentina's ...
Japan celebrated two years to the start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday with the Webb Ellis Cup ...
Flyhalf Beauden Barrett inspired the All Blacks to a record 57-0 win over the Springboks in a Rugby Championship test Saturday, dashing South Africa's belief in the revival of its rugby fortunes this season. Barrett's attacking master class helped the All Blacks score four tries ...
Japan's hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup has created "nervousness" about whether big crowds will turn up but national pride will carry the day for the Japanese, the head of Rugby World Cup said Monday. It will be the first time the tournament will ...
The Suntory Sungoliath jumped above the Kobe Kobelco Steelers to head the Japan Rugby Top League's Red Conference on Saturday thanks to a 36-11 victory over the NTT Communications Shining Arcs. George Smith showed his full array of skills at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground ...
The match schedule for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will be announced Nov. 2, exactly two years before the tournament's final match, organizers said Wednesday. The organizers plan to unveil the fixtures, venues and details of ticket sales then. So far, the opening ...
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A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an appeal by the Western Force against its scrapping from the Super Rugby competition. In the New South Wales state Supreme Court on Tuesday, Justice David Hammerschlag dismissed the Perth-based Western Force's challenge against the Australian Rugby Union's decision ...
Four second-half tries saw NTT Communications Shining Arcs win their second Japan Top League game of the season on Sunday, a 36-10 victory over Kintetsu Liners. Jumpei Ogura scored a try and kicked three conversions to earn man-of-the-match honors for the Shining Arcs, who improved ...
Defending Top League champion Suntory Sungoliath showed they are not giving their title up without a fight Saturday, rallying to beat Yamaha Jubilo 27-24 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. A try after the hooter from Kosei Ono from a quickly taken penalty by Atsushi ...
Former Ireland international Willie Duggan has died at the age of 67, Irish Rugby announced on Monday. "Sad news today that Ireland legend Willie Duggan has passed away," the Irish governing body said on Twitter. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. May ...
Japan claimed its first victory at the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 44-5 triumph over Hong Kong on Saturday, the last day of the tournament won by New Zealand. Japan, ranked 14th in the world, wasahead 15-0 by halftime on three tries from fullback ...
The Panasonic Wild Knights maintained their perfect start to the new Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the Canon Eagles 43-8 at Kumagaya Athletic Stadium. Digby Ioane and Akihito Yamada each picked up a brace of five-pointers and Kenki Fukuoka and Takuya Yamasawa also ...
Flyhalf Beauden Barrett scored a try with two minutes remaining to give the All Blacks a 35-29 win over the Wallabies on Saturday, allowing them to retain the Bledisloe Cup in a classic rugby test. Barrett finished with two tries and 20 points as New ...
The Japan Rugby Football Union on Monday announced a unique ticket package for the November test match against Australia — 50 tickets that come with a 300-gram steak of kangaroo meat. Priced at ¥6,000 per ticket, the package will go on sale Sept. 2 for ...
