TOKYO (Reuters) - World Rugby is looking to use the success of this year's world cup tournament in Japan as a springboard for developing nations to play more matches against the established elite.

Rugby World Cup fever is taking hold across Japan as the country counts down 50 days to go until the host nation plays Russia in the opening match at Tokyo Stadium on Sept 20. With 400,000 ...

New Zealand's Beauden Barrett and England's Owen Farrell. England will play against New Zealand in their 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final match on October 26 in Japan. Will the northern or the southern ...

The camera pans across the South African Springbok rugby players as they stand shoulder to shoulder, singing their nation’s national anthem. This is an ethnically diverse team representing a country ...

Ireland will be meeting Scotland for the third straight time in the pool stages while they will face Uruguay and Portugal for ...