Rugby
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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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South Africa Holds on to Beat New Zealand 12-11 and Win Historic Fourth Rugby World Cup Title
PARIS (AP) — Defending champion South Africa kicked its way to a record fourth Rugby World Cup title...
October 29, 2023
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England Finishes Third at Rugby World Cup after Holding Out Hard-Charging Pumas
PARIS (AP) — England finished third at the Rugby World Cup for the first time by stopping waves of l...
October 28, 2023
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Springboks Look into Claim by England’s Curry of Racial Slur by Mbonambi in Rugby World Cup Semi
PARIS (AP) — South Africa is looking into a claim by England flanker Tom Curry that he was the subje...
October 23, 2023
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South Africa Pulls Off Great Escape to Beat England and Make Rugby World Cup Final
PARIS (AP) — The Springboks finally broke the English scrum, and once again their hearts, to reach t...
October 22, 2023
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South Africa Pulls off Great Escape to Beat England and Make Rugby World Cup Final
PARIS (AP) — The Springboks finally broke the English scrum, and once again their hearts, to reach t...
October 22, 2023
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After Silencing Their Critics, The All Blacks Reach a Record Fifth Rugby World Cup Final
PARIS (AP) — New Zealand started the Rugby World Cup with defeat to host France and a backlash of cr...
October 21, 2023
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Eddie Jones Says He’s Committed to Australian Rugby, and Again Denies Interviewing for Japan Job
SYDNEY (AP) — Hoping to draw a line under a tumultuous month, Eddie Jones has denied he interviewed ...
October 17, 2023
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