Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium ...

23 match at the Rugby World Cup in France. But the play could have easily occurred in Kanagawa Prefecture. De Klerk and Kriel are also teammates on the Yokohama Canon Eagles in Japan’s League One.

The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct breach in an unprecedented ...

Japan’s rugby union said it was seeking answers on Tuesday after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach.

WELLINGTON--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 players and ...

South African clubs joined Super Rugby in 1996 and competed against Australian and New Zealand clubs until the 2020 season - also involving teams from Argentina and Japan - was abandoned because ...

Japan's rugby union said Tuesday it was seeking answers after its chairman, Kensuke Iwabuchi, was suspended from his position with Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct ...

Japan's rugby union said Tuesday it was seeking answers after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach. Asia Rugby ...