HONG KONG, Feb 19 (Reuters) - 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.

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 ...

TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Japan Rugby Football Union said on Friday it will launch a three-tier professional league from January 2022 in a bid to raise the domestic game to a new level, though the ...

Japan head coach Eddie Jones has given R360 his stamp of approval and believes the proposed rebel league is just what rugby union needs to grow the game. Jones, who is regarded as one of rugby’s ...