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 ...

A towering South Africa-born lock has made a huge career move as he joins the Saitama Wild Knights in the Japan Rugby League ...

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 ...

Faf de Klerk faces an injury setback, raising doubts about his future with the Springboks as competition for places ...

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 conduct ...

Here's how to watch Japan Rugby League One Round 2, including kickoff times, matchups and streaming info for the Spears, ...

ESPN has announced that the 2025-26 season of Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) will air on their channels in Africa, as well as ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...