Japan players and management celebrate after defeating Scotland 28-21 in their Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ...

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.

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

Japan will be playing France, the United States and Samoa in the pool stage of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia after ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

KAMAISHI, Japan — Japan opened a new stadium last Sunday for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on the site of a school that was destroyed by a devastating tsunami in 2011. Two Japanese teams faced off in a ...

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Japan head coach Jamie Joseph smiles while speaking during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Joseph has set an ambitious goal of reaching the quarterfinals when the 2019 Rugby World ...

Japan has been a quiet presence on rugby’s international stage for decades, but now the Far East nation is set to soak up the limelight. New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France and the UK have ...

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 ...

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