The Kubota Spears fought back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Urayasu D-Rocks 33-22 in Japan Rugby League One on Friday, with the ...

Greig Laidlaw has a task akin to that of scaling the 4,413ft Ben Nevis if he is to pilot his side clear of the post season relegation..

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 ...

Liverpool's Wataru Endo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma were on Thursday named in Japan's squad as they look to become the first ...

There is also a strong possibility that the two-time world champions from 2019 and 2023 will face the Barbarians at the start of the season.

Celtic duo Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate have been called up to the Japan national team. And they're joined by a friendly face in the squad. Kyogo has also been drafted in by head coach Hajime Moriyasu ...

Robbie Deans has won the battle of the former Wallaby coaches in Japan Rugby League One, with his Saitama Wild Knights ...

The Nations Cup, set to begin next year, will not only crown an individual Test champion, it will also pit Six Nations and ...

Some of east Auckland’s top young rugby players are fundraising to help them get to the Land of the Rising Sun for an ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan coach Jamie Joseph watches his players warm up ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at ...