Joey Manu is reportedly set to depart Toyota Verblitz at the end of the current Japanese rugby season, although he won't be ...

Gregor Townsend has made three changes to his starting Six Nations 2025 team to face reigning champions Ireland in Edinburgh. Tom Jordan makes his first ever championship start at inside centre, where ...

World Rugby Chairman Brett Robinson has revealed details about the new Nations Championship, a global men’s competition that will include Fiji and Japan alongside top-tier rugby nations.

From a peak of 18 teams across four continents in 2017, including the Japan-based Sunwolves, Super Rugby has contracted this year to 11 teams in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific islands.

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is taking place across 12 venues as Japan becomes the first Asian country to host the competition. The opening ceremony and first match took place at Tokyo stadium.

Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images The Lions announced that star halfback Sanele Nohamba has been granted an early release from his contract and will continue his rugby career in Japan.

from guiding Australia to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final to masterminding Japan’s 2015 World Cup triumph over South Africa. Considered one of the most astute tacticians in the sport, Jones has ...

The 2025 Season Launch Issue! Includes free 36 page Fixture Guide. NB: Rugby League World is NOT available in shops, it is only available direct from us by post (print edition) or digital online ...

The Welsh? Well, they've never been this bad. The Six Nations starts on Friday and the annual jamboree between the top rugby nations in the northern hemisphere isn't short of storylines for the 2025 ...

The big winner by far is Cadan Murley, as the Harlequins winger earns a deserved debut. Murley has been in electric form since returning from injury, with 10 tries in his 12 outings this season ...

Springboks back-row Pieter-Steph du Toit and head coach Rassie Erasmus. Although Pieter-Steph du Toit is expected to miss the bulk of the Japan Rugby League One season, his shoulder injury should not ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...