TOKYO (AP) — Nick Champion de Crespigny marked his debut as captain with a try as a misfiring Australia overcame Japan 19-15 to open its five-match Northern Hemisphere tour Saturday. De Crespigny ...

The Brave Blossoms have been drawn in a pool with France, Samoa and the United States for next year's World Cup.

TOKYO (AP) — For the first time since he resigned as coach of Australia following the team’s disastrous 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign, Eddie Jones is back to face his old team. And in his mind, now as ...

Japan will bid to host the Rugby World Cup again in 2035, more than 15 years after becoming the first Asian country to stage the event. "The World Cup gets bigger each year and it would need all of ...

He says that, unlike in previous tournaments, the fixtures for next year’s event give all teams equal preparation time ...

The 2027 showpiece features 24 teams for the first time and gives all sides roughly a week between matches. Read more at ...