The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct breach in an unprecedented ...

Japan's rugby union said Tuesday it was seeking answers after its chairman, Kensuke Iwabuchi, was suspended from his position with Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of ...

WELLINGTON--Japan’s new-look professional rugby competition will launch next month with bold ambitions to win not only a domestic but a global audience, to attract the world’s best players and ...

From a peak of 18 teams across four continents in 2017, including the Japan-based Sunwolves, Super Rugby has contracted this year to 11 teams in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific islands.

All Blacks star Beauden Barrett has urged Super Rugby organisers to turn to Japan in a bid to restore the competition to its former heights. The 2025 season kicks off on Friday night as Barrett's ...

Japan's rugby union said Tuesday it was seeking answers after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach. Asia Rugby ...

Japan’s rugby union said it was seeking answers on Tuesday after its chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi was suspended by Asia Rugby pending an investigation into a potential code of conduct breach.