Double Sayonara: Kenki Fukuoka And Luke Thompson Bow Out
This weekend past, the Japanese rugby world said farewell to two men who etched their names into the history books during the 2019 Rugby World...
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Japan Rugby: Decade In Review
It’s easy to think of Japan’s rugby story over the last decade as one that’s top-loaded toward its tail end. Just hearing the word “2019”...
Japan Rugby New Year’s Resolutions
When it comes to rugby in Japan, I try my best to be a ‘glass half full’ kind of guy. And on reflection, the latter...
Japan Top League: A Mass Exodus To The Land Of Corporate Rugby
Japan’s Top League is one of professional rugby’s most unusual organizations. Even the term “professional” must be used somewhat loosely. Each Top League club operates...
How Japan Can Keep Rugby World Cup Momentum Going
Japan rode the crest of a momentum-building wave throughout the 2019 Rugby World Cup to great effect. In fact, that’s probably underselling it. The host...
Assessing England’s Roster Post-Rugby World Cup With An Early Look At 2023 Selection
As England Rugby heads home after a positive Rugby World Cup, we look at the current team who played over the knockout stages to see...
England v South Africa: Scrum Half Battle To Decide Rugby World Cup Final
What a final we have on Saturday. England v South Africa. So many comments… South Africa’s power, England’s perfect performance over New Zealand All Blacks,...
Rugby World Cup: Eddie Jones The Master Tactician As England Down All Blacks
All week most of the pundits were saying that England Rugby would have to produce a near-perfect performance to beat the New Zealand All Blacks....
England Attempts To Summit Rugby World Cup’s Everest In New Zealand All Blacks
New Zealand All Blacks have not lost a Rugby World Cup match since 2007. That was 12 years ago when Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair...
Rugby World Cup: England Outthought And Outmuscled Australia
The scoreline of 40-16 tells a lot of stories about England’s performance as they hammered Australia Wallabies on Saturday. They outpowered, outthought, and outplayed the...