TOKYO (Reuters) - World Rugby is looking to use the success of this year's world cup tournament in Japan as a springboard for developing nations to play more matches against the established elite.

(CNN)It's a short ride from Kyoto to Osaka. And like all our other rail journeys throughout Japan, we accessorized the experience with snacks from 7-Eleven. My rugby friends Nathan and Josh were ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called on all South African fans - and foes - to join him in the stands at Wembley Stadium ...

New Zealand's Beauden Barrett and England's Owen Farrell. England will play against New Zealand in their 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final match on October 26 in Japan. Will the northern or the southern ...

Japan's Top League will look to put a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic behind it on Saturday when play returns for the final season in the competition's current guise.

Prince Harry is set to visit Japan Saturday for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa. This will be Duke of Sussex's first official visit to the country, according to a press ...

The camera pans across the South African Springbok rugby players as they stand shoulder to shoulder, singing their nation’s national anthem. This is an ethnically diverse team representing a country ...

Japan has gone rugby-mad as the country hosts the World Cup. It's the first time that an Asian country has hosted the Rugby World Cup. The opening ceremonies featured kabuki dancers and a children’s ...

The final of Japan’s Top League club competition on Sunday will mark the end of one of world rugby’s most distinguished and influential recent playing careers. Japan winger Kenki Fukuoka will retire ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on the way to a 64-19 win Saturday in the first of five matches on their Northern Hemisphere tour. Japan ...