Rugby Nov 21, 2021
Scotland ran in four tries including three before the break at Murrayfield, and led for all but a few minutes in the first half after Rikiya Matsuda put Japan up 6-5 with two penalty goals.
Rugby Nov 14, 2021
Debutant Shogo Nakano was among four try scorers for the tourists, who earned 18 points off the steady boot of flyhalf Rikiya Matsuda at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra.
Rugby Nov 7, 2021
Jamie Joseph says hard work key to Japan rebounding from Irish rout
The Brave Blossoms were on the back foot from the start of the match played in front of around 40,000 spectators, with Ireland captain Johnny Sexton scoring one of his team's nine tries.
Rugby Oct 24, 2021
Japan kept it close across both halves at Showa Denko Dome in the team's first international test on home soil since the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Rugby Oct 22, 2021
Australia captain Michael Hooper says Wallabies will not take Japan lightly
"They're no joke, the Japanese are a solid team with threats across the board."
Rugby Oct 21, 2021
Michael Leitch dropped to bench as Japan names squad for Australia test
The match in Oita will be Japan's first at home since losing to South Africa in the World Cup quarterfinals.
Rugby Oct 11, 2021
Michael Leitch among headliners for Brave Blossoms' autumn tour
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo flanker Michael Leitch and Toyota Verblitz No. 8 Kazuki Himeno are among the 37 players named to the Japan squad for the upcoming autumn test series, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Monday. Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay flanker Pieter "Lappies" Labuschagne ...
Rugby Sep 17, 2021
It will be the first Japan-Australia test since November 2017, when Australia romped to a 63-30 win in Yokohama.
Rugby Jul 4, 2021
Brave Blossoms fail to exploit their chances in loss to Ireland
After an evenly matched and entertaining first half in Dublin, repeated penalties by Japan allowed Ireland to earn revenge for their 2019 Rugby World Cup defeat.
Rugby Jun 27, 2021
Jamie Joseph's Brave Blossoms were able to take away a number of positives from the Edinburgh encounter ahead of their upcoming test against Ireland.
Rugby Jun 14, 2021
Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru has no regrets about retirement
Former international fullback Ayumu Goromaru, one of the stars of Japan's 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign, said Monday he had "no regrets" and "felt refreshed" following his retirement from the sport. Speaking at his retirement press conference, the 35-year-old indicated he will stay involved with ...
Rugby Jun 13, 2021
Japan overcomes ferocious Sunwolves challenge as Europe tour looms
The meeting at Ecopa Stadium Shizuoka served as a warmup for the Brave Blossoms ahead of tests in late June and early July against Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.