Rugby

Samoa qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after beating Germany 42-28 for the second time in their two-leg playoff on Saturday. Samoa won the first leg 66-15 in Apia two weeks ago, making qualification on aggregate virtually inevitable. Germany was competitive at home, leading by ...

The Sunwolves' 2018 Super Rugby season came to a close in controversy Friday as they lost 48-27 to the Reds at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. For the second week running against Australian opposition, the Sunwolves (3-13) had a player sent from the field just before the ...

Sunwolves stand-in head coach Tony Brown made five changes and two positional switches Wednesday as his side gets set for its final Super Rugby game of the 2018 season when it takes take on the Reds on Friday at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. "We want to ...

The New South Wales Waratahs clinched first place in Super Rugby's Australian Conference in emphatic fashion on Saturday with a 77-25 win over the Sunwolves. The win guaranteed the Waratahs a place in the playoffs beginning in two weeks, while the Sunwolves will finish in ...

Sunwolves stand-in head coach Tony Brown recalled some big guns Thursday for the Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs at Sydney's Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Michael Leitch, Kazuki Himeno and Yutaka Nagare return to the side as they look to pick up their first-ever win ...

The Sunwolves scored four second-half tries to earn their third win of the Super Rugby season on Saturday, beating the Bulls 42-37. Hayden Parker scored a try and kicked six conversions as the Sunwolves (3-11) spread the ball around, literally and figuratively with six tries. ...

The Sunwolves are looking to beat the same side twice straight and prove inconsistency is a thing of the past when they take on the Pretoria-based Bulls on Saturday at National Stadium. The Japan's Super Rugby franchise won 21-20 in Tokyo in April 2017, the ...

Sunwolves stand-in head coach Tony Brown named his side Thursday for Saturday's clash with the Bulls at Singapore National Stadium as Super Rugby resumes following the June tests. Willie Britz leads a side that includes 11 members of the Japan squad that split the two-match ...

Back in 2005 two flyhalf/centers of contrasting ability talked about why they hoped Japan would win the right to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup. "By hosting the World Cup, we will raise the level of the national team and raise the popularity of the ...

Japan rugby head coach Jamie Joseph said Wednesday his team is capable of making history by reaching the quarterfinals at next year's World Cup. The 2019 tournament host blanked Georgia 28-0 last weekend to complete a busy month of home tests with a second victory ...