Rugby
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Ireland Struggles but Finishes Strong to Defeat Japan 41-10
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland labored to put away Japan by a flattering 41-10 at sun-kissed Aviva Stadium...
November 9, 2025
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Australia Struggles to a 19-15 Win over Japan to Start a Demanding Northern Tour
TOKYO (AP) — Nick Champion de Crespigny marked his debut as captain with a try as a misfiring Aus...
October 26, 2025
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Japan Coach Eddie Jones Is Back and Hopes to Again Torment the Wallabies
TOKYO (AP) — For the first time since he resigned as coach of Australia following the team's disa...
October 24, 2025
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Japan Routed by France as Antoine Dupont Returns
PARIS (AP) — Star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont celebrated his return as captain and his scoring touch...
November 10, 2024
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All Blacks Overcome Japan to Win 1st Northern Rugby Tour Test 64-19
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on th...
October 27, 2024
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Eddie Jones’s Japan Aim to Take the Game to the All Blacks
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones has promised his Japan team will challenge the All Blacks ...
October 24, 2024
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England Wins 52-17 in the Visitors’ First Official Rugby Test Match in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — England's stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no co...
June 22, 2024
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Waseda University’s Rugby Club Kicks Off New Era with 1st Women’s Team; Head Coach Former Member of Japan’s Rugby Sevens Team
More than a century after its establishment, Waseda University’s rugby club now has its first wom...
April 26, 2024
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Eddie Jones Aims to Make Japan Top 4 Side, Find Rugby’s Ohtani
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new rugby union coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday he was aiming to ma...
March 13, 2024
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Eddie Jones, Who Led Japan Rugby Team to Victory over South Africa, to Coach Blossoms Again
Former head coach of the Australian national rugby team Eddie Jones will again be coaching the Japan...
December 13, 2023
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Japan’s League One Rugby Interpreter Aims to Pass Along Charm of Import Players
YOKOHAMA — Nao Yoshimizu, who served as interpreter for Japan’s national team at the Rugby World Cup...
December 8, 2023
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Rugby: Japan Hooker Shota Horie to Retire at End of Season
Japan hooker Shota Horie said on Wednesday he will retire from the sport at the end of the local dom...
December 6, 2023
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Springboks Arrive to a Heroes’ Welcome in South Africa after Another Rugby World Cup Triumph
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Springboks returned to a heroes’ welcome in South Africa on Tuesday after re...
November 1, 2023
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Eddie Jones Resigns as Australia Head Coach after Rugby World Cup Disaster
SYDNEY (AP) — Eddie Jones has resigned as Australia head coach only 10 months into a five-year contr...
October 30, 2023
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S. Africa Repeats as Rugby World Champion
South Africa successfully defended its Rugby World Cup title and won a record fourth championship...
October 29, 2023
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