World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has opened the 14th World Rugby General Assembly in Tokyo, praising the Japanese for hosting one of the great Rugby World Cups, thanking the membership for global participation growth and calling on the game to work together to continue to evolve and attract a ...
South Africa to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
South Africa will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting in Tokyo today. In September 2022 the eighth edition of the showcase event will take place in Cape Town in what will be the ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan, following an incredible five weeks of Rugby World Cup action, and with the rugby world counting down to the final weekend of Rugby World Cup 2019, World Rugby and the Japan 2019 Organising Committee have revealed the designs for the ...
Arigato Japan – you have made the World Cup special ありがとうございました
Week by glorious week, Japan's players set new benchmarks for their country and their continent as they qualified from the pool phase as winners, moved into the top eight of the world rankings and competed in their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final. These goals were recited almost like a magic ...
Springboks ‘push the right buttons’ to end Brave Blossoms great journey
Japan huffed and puffed, but were unable to blow the Springbok house down as South Africa ground their way into the semi-finals with a convincing victory at Tokyo Stadium on Sunday. The Boks withstood the sustained pressure exerted by the Brave Blossoms, who were roared on by chants of “Nippon! ...
Japan shooting for Brighton Miracle sequel to outshine original
In the movie business, it is so often the case that the sequel is not a patch on the original. Yet as the sense of anticipation grows around Japan's World Cup rematch with South Africa on Sunday, it is a tantalizing prospect that the follow-up to the Brighton Miracle could be even more ...
Will the party continue? What japan must do to make the knockouts
The weather is wreaking havoc with the final weekend of pool games at Rugby World Cup 2019, but one big question remains on the minds of the host nation's fans: what do the Brave Blossoms have to do to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time? As the pool tables show, their fate is in ...
Asia Rugby Officials Appointed to RWC Duties
Asia Rugby sends its congratulations to the following individuals from our Unions appointed by World Rugby to roles at RWC 2019: Match Officiating & Management Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Tasuku Kawahara (Japan) Tim Baker (Hong Kong) Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) Judicial Ms Wang Shao ...
Japan v Scotland at Yokohama to go ahead as scheduled
Full assessment confirms venue ready to host big Pool A match World Rugby praises Yokohama City and match venue Fans advised to plan travel and arrive early Travel services progressively returning to normal There will be reduced levels of food and beverage services World Rugby and ...
Brave blossoms squad verses Samoa
Japan V Somoa, Japan coach Jamie Joseph has named his team for the Pool A match against Samoa at City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Japan have made three changes to the starting XV that defeated Ireland. Atsushi Sakate, Wimpie van der Walt and Michael Leitch all come into the starting ...
