Eddie Jones unimpressed with plans to expand Six Nations tournament
Eddie Jones thinks it shouldn't happen, New Zealand insists it cannot happen, and tournament organizers say there's no sign of it happening. The possibility of the Six Nations rugby tournament expanding to include world champion South Africa would be the most stunning development in the ...
Brave Blossoms head coach Jamie Joseph in middle of conflict between JRFU, World Rugby
An escalating spat between World Rugby and the Japan Rugby Football Union was behind Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph's recent comments about the timing of a new domestic league, a source close to the matter has told Kyodo News. In his first press conference since ...
Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle apologizes to World Rugby: report
Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle penned an apology to World Rugby over the behavior of some members of the Wallabies entourage, led by coach Michael Cheika, at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, a report said Wednesday. The Sydney Morning Herald said she fired off the ...
Scottish Rugby Union pays fine, expresses regret over typhoon comments
The Scottish Rugby Union has paid a £70,000 ($90,000) fine and "expressed its regret" for comments made in relation to the threatened cancellation of their World Cup pool match with host Japan due to Typhoon Hagibis, World Rugby said on Thursday. Scotland was desperate for ...
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont complimented Japan on Sunday, saying the "wonderful, humble and history-making" Rugby World Cup 2019 hosts succeeded in putting together the greatest showpiece event in the history of the sport. A day after Asia's first World Cup closed with South Africa ...
Johnny Wilkinson, Bryan Habana show kids how it is done
The 2019 Rugby World Cup has been electrified by inspirational performances of the Japan national team, which made the knockout stage for the first time at the quadrennial tournament. And the sport's global and domestic governing bodies hope that it will help encourage more children ...
World Rugby chief Bill Beaumont says Brave Blossoms have transformed the sport
World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said Tuesday that Japan's performance at the Rugby World Cup has "changed the face" of the sport. Asked whether Japan could become a Tier-1 nation and play in either the Six Nations or the Rugby Championship, Beaumont said, "What we ...
World Rugby slammed Scotland over a "disappointing" threat of legal action on Friday as tempers flared over fears their pivotal game with World Cup hosts Japan will be cancelled because of a typhoon. After Japan coach Jamie Joseph had also lashed out at Scotland's warning, ...
Brave Blossoms play down comments on officiating
Japan defense coach Scott Hansen put aside reports that World Rugby has admitted the referee got three out of four offside calls wrong in the Brave Blossoms' 19-12 defeat of Ireland last weekend in Shizuoka, saying his team "were only looking forward." "Those looking back, ...
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has appealed to rival coaches and pundits to lay off referees at the Rugby World Cup as match officials continue to face strident criticism. Even the sport's controlling body lambasted referees in a public statement after the first weekend, complaining ...
Banned Wallabies wing Reece Hodge says he wasn't trained on tackle protocol at RWC
Australia wing Reece Hodge revealed he hadn't been trained on World Rugby's new protocol for policing high tackles as he was suspended at the Rugby World Cup, an official report of his disciplinary hearing revealed on Thursday. Hodge, banned for three games for a hit ...
World Rugby issues rare rebuke of referees at Rugby World Cup
World Rugby issued a rare criticism of refereeing standards at the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday after a number of controversies in the tournament's opening days. The governing body said there had been "initial challenges" with technology and communications between match officials at the tournament. Several ...
