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 ...

Wing Cheslin Kolbe and scrum-half Herschel Jantjies are 99 per cent ready to face Japan, Rassie Erasmus revealed on Monday.

The Scottish Rugby Union faces a hearing after comments made about the potential impact of Typhoon Hagibis at the Rugby World ...

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he expects Saturday’s Test against Japan at Twickenham to be a tough encounter, especially if one looks at the strides they have made in the last few years.

Fresh off their second straight Rugby Championship title, the Springboks will face Japan at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as a team arguably as high as it has ever been.

Two brilliant solo tries by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu have highlighted South Africa’s 61-7 win against Japan at a wet Wembley ...

Lock Lood de Jager and centre Jesse Kriel started against Japan in Brighton, with flanker Kolisi coming off the bench ...

South Africa are set to face Japan at Wembley Stadium during their autumn international series, in the first rugby fixture to be played at the London venue since 2016. The clash on Saturday 1 November ...

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 ...