Steve Borthwick has named his side for the first match of England’s summer tour, against Japan. The fixture is effectively a warm-up match for the two-Test series against the All Blacks that follows ...

SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett is keen to see a return to Japanese involvement in Super Rugby Pacific, believing it would strengthen the competition and make it more ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Scrumhalf Fumi Tanaka has announced his retirement from international rugby at the age of 39, ending a career which spanned one of the most successful eras in Japanese ...

While the eyes of the rugby world may be focused on a match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Nov. 22, there will be a match in Georgia that may have an even bigger impact on the World Rugby stage.

Sydney Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase's next destination has been revealed. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, he will depart the NRL at the end of the 2026 season after agreeing to a ...

Japan won gold by defeating Team USA 48-41 in the wheelchair rugby final at the 2024 Paralympics on Monday. The victory sealed Japan’s first-ever gold in the popular event. The Japanese players and ...

Super Rugby Pacific will prioritise consolidation over the next few years, but change is inevitable over the mid-term horizon. Japan, with its timezone-friendly schedule – a 7pm kickoff in Tokyo is ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan’s new-look professional rugby competition will launch next month with bold ambitions to win not only a domestic but a global audience, to attract the world’s best ...

Premier Sports will show live rugby coverage from Japan’s Rugby League One (JRL1) and USA’s Major League Rugby (MLR) as part of its new dedicated 24/7 rugby channel – Premier Sports Rugby. The new ...