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.

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.

The Springboks will kick-off their end of year tour with a Test against Japan at Wembley Stadium, the fourth match between the two nations.

Partnerships linking Japanese professional clubs with Stade Toulousain, the reigning three-time French champions, and Lyon ...

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 ...

Peter O'Mahony has admitted that Ireland got their preparations for the 2019 Rugby World Cup completely wrong from the get go ...

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 ...

A new book describes how effects of climate change, like intense flooding from 2019’s Typhoon Hagibis, have changed sports history. The following is an excerpt from Warming Up: How Climate Change Is ...

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