All-Japan Championship canceled for first time over coronavirus
The Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday the cancellation of this year's All-Japan Championship in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The season-ending championship, usually involving the top four sides from ...
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Dougie Morgan, the former Scotland rugby union captain and head coach, has died. He was 73. The scrum-half died in an Edinburgh hospital on Saturday night, governing body Scottish Rugby said. Its ...
Two Fijian rugby players have been arrested for ignoring the Pacific nation's coronavirus self-isolation rules, with local authorities saying their "irresponsible behavior" would be reported to rugby's world governing body. The ...
Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'
USA Rugby has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. English rugby leaders have drawn up worst-case scenarios of an even bigger financial hit. The coronavirus pandemic has left rugby on its knees over the last two ...
Eddie Jones extends contract with England until Rugby World Cup 2023
Eddie Jones has agreed to a contract extension as coach of the England rugby team, keeping the Australian in the role until the World Cup in 2023. If he sees out his deal, Jones will become longest-serving coach of the national team — surpassing Clive ...
New Zealand Rugby offers emergency funding to Super Rugby teams as officials take pay cuts
New Zealand Rugby will make an emergency grant of $150,000 to each of its five Super Rugby teams to help them weather the next three months while the southern hemisphere tournament is suspended because of the global pandemic. Chief executive Mark Robinson said the grant ...
USA Rugby has decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because its financial woes have been exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown. In financial strife since 2018, USA Rugby's recent attempt to restructure was set back this month when it had to suspend all activities indefinitely ...
Odd decisions, big questions amidst crises in Japanese rugby
With rugby seemingly done for the season, it is time to look back on a crazy few months that have seen Japanese rugby go from the highs of the 2019 Rugby World Cup to a state of confusion in which even a former Brave ...
All Blacks coach Ian Foster takes pay cut, says players will follow
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster said he ill take a pay cut and players will follow suit as New Zealand Rugby cuts expenses while professional competitions are shuttered during the coronavirus outbreak. In a radio interview Saturday, Foster confirmed he and other coaches had ...
The Japan Rugby Top League said Monday it has canceled the remainder of the 2019-20 season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league, which has been on hiatus since mid-February, said it scrapped plans to resume in April to protect players and fans, as ...
Professional rugby union teams in New Zealand and Australia have ceased training as efforts to establish alternative domestic competitions after the suspension of Super Rugby failed in the face of government moves to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Rugby Australia hoped to launch on ...
Uncertainty for Sunwolves, others as Super Rugby put on hold
Japan's Sunwolves epitomize the uncertainty hanging over Super Rugby following governing body SANZAAR's decision to suspend the tournament "for the foreseeable future" because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Sunwolves, who have already been most hard-hit by the virus outbreak having moved home matches from Tokyo, ...
