WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of ...

Since Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the JRFU has launched the Japan Rugby 2050 initiative to raise the global appeal of Japanese rugby. One aspect of it is a robust, cloud-based approach to ...

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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 ...

Joey Manu laughs when he hears Trent Robinson, his former coach at the Roosters, has taken to issuing updates to the Sydney ...

Japanese rugby union player Ayumu Goromaru, whose heroics were key to Japan's shock defeat of South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, dubbed the “Miracle in Brighton,” will retire after ...

Japan's rugby union said Tuesday it was seeking answers after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach. Asia Rugby ...

Japan’s rugby union said it was seeking answers on Tuesday after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach.