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Warren Gatland has named his first British and Irish Lions team of the 2021 Tour, which features no England internationals. The Lions get their campaign underway against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon, with seven Wales players and four Scots in from the start. Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Lions against Japan at Murrayfield,…
Japan’s Rugby World Cup stars had to wade their way through a flooded tunnel in preparation for the crunch clash with Scotland on Sunday – which could yet be cancelled. Super Typhoon Hagibis may throw a spanner in the works and blow the Dark Blues out of the tournament if World Rugby deems the match…
England coach Eddie Jones suggests Scotland will only have themselves to blame if they are eliminated from the Rugby World Cup by Super Typhoon Hagibis. The Scots will miss out on the last eight if their match against hosts Japan in Yokohama on Sunday suffers the same fate as England’s clash with France and New…
It’s impossible to keep across everything in the world of sport. We get it. There was plenty of action in the Premier League, as always, with Liverpool maintaining their five point lead and VAR dominating the headlines, as always. Liverpool stay five-points clear in the Premier LeagueGetty Images – Getty But we’ve also got a…
Japan repeated their Rugby World Cup heroics of four years ago by pulling off a stunning 19-12 victory over Ireland to shock the globe once again. The tournament hosts produced yet another miracle to match their 34-32 win over South Africa from 2015. Japan shocked the globe once againGetty Images – Getty The Brave Blossoms…
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England survived an almighty scare as Japan threatened another giant slaying before debutante Joe Cokanasiga’s try sealed a 35-15 victory at Twickenham. Eddie Jones had urged the Brave Blossoms to ‘go to the temple and pray’ before the third of the autumn’s Quilter Internationals, but instead it was England’s head coach who was pleading to…
Ireland’s Andrew Conway runs away past Japan’s left-wing Kenki Fukuoka during the win in Tokyo Ireland signed off on their summer tour with a 35-13 victory over Japan at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. Tries from Garry Ringrose, Josh van der Flier, Kieran Marmion and Rhys Ruddock had Ireland cruising at 28-8 at the break, with…
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The Webb Ellis Cup will be up fro grabs in Japan in 2019 England have been handed another fearsome pool draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The draw, which took place in Kyoto on Wednesday, saw Eddie Jones’ men grouped with France and Argentina in Pool C. At the 2015 World Cup,…
Greig Laidlaw came off the bench to score a match-winning 12 points against a plucky Japan side Greig Laidlaw came off the bench to kick four late penalties as Scotland secured an 21-16 win over Japan in Tokyo, but it was a largely undeserved result against the gutsy hosts. Japan showed they have something to…
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