Sydney will take centre stage at Rugby World Cup 2027 while an embarrassing situation where Melbourne could have been completely overlooked for even a single match was only avoided by late night ...

Scotland legend John Jeffrey has said he feels "hurt, bitter and betrayed" after failing to secure the support of his own union, thus ending his bid to become World Rugby chairman.

The 2019 Rugby World Cup is taking place across 12 venues as Japan becomes the first Asian country to host the competition. The opening ceremony and first match took place at Tokyo stadium.

who want to build on the success of the 2019 tournament in Japan. None of the three countries has ever played in a Rugby World Cup so World Rugby would have to change its rules if they were not ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japan Rugby Football Union chief Noboru Mashimo, who was instrumental in bringing the 2019 Rugby World Cup to the country, has died, the JRFU said Monday.

The first six fixtures span five match weekends across four cities, with Pacific Nations Cup hosting details to follow in April. The matches are: 26 April – USA Women v Japan – Wallis Annenberg ...