Japan Rugby League One (JRL1), the country’s top-tier rugby union competition, has secured its domestic broadcast coverage ...

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan's new rugby union coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday he was aiming to make his side one of the best four teams in the world and unearth global sporting talent such ...

WELLINGTON, New ZealandWELLINGTON, New Zealand — As professional rugby teams and tournaments around the world contend with tough financial headwinds, Japan continues to buck the trend with historic ...

After a flurry of red-card reversals and TMO interference during the Autumn Nations Series - what state is international rugby in?

NANTES, FranceNANTES, France — Argentina secured a return to the quarterfinals and knocked out Japan from the Rugby World Cup after winger Mateo Carreras’ hat trick of tries inspired a 39-27 win in a ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Japan and Argentina have officially been given approval to enter teams in an expanded Super Rugby tournament from 2016. Their places were confirmed at an executive board ...

World Rugby’s 12-team Nations Championship launches in 2026, uniting Six Nations sides with Rugby Championship teams plus Fiji and Japan; Tournament splits six fixtures across northern and southern ...

BBC Cymru Wales and S4C have announced a deal for the live free-to-air rights for the Wales men’s rugby team’s two-Test tour of Japan this July. The first match takes place at the Mikuni World Stadium ...

Louis Rees-Zammit’s return to the Wales starting XV is a huge boost for new head coach Steve Tandy ahead of a must-win game with Japan on Saturday. Flying wing Rees-Zammit made his first international ...