Japan

Canada coach Steve Meehan has selected 32 players in his Senior Men’s squad that will depart for a three-match tour in Japan. The team will take on the Brave Blossoms in Niigata on September 5 before competing in a truncated Pacific Nations Cup tournament against Fiji and potentially the USA. …

Samoa —set to face France, Japan and the USA at Rugby World Cup 2027—could be barred from international competition for four years due to a severe rift between the Samoan government and the national rugby federation, according to a report by Rugby Rama citing the l’Agence France-Presse (AFP). Despite qualifying for Australia …

An outnumbered team USA fell to Japan at the Junior World Championship on Sunday in Georgia. The Japanese won the 13th Place Semi Final 71-21 with Rio Iwakura and Sota Miura both scoring hat-tricks. The USA conceded eleven tries and scored three of their own. The USA’s try scorer’s were …

World Rugby have confirmed that Japan will host a two-week Pacific Nations Cup tournament in September. Four teams will take part – Canada, Fiji, and the USA the others – and it will be contested in a straight knockout format. It’s a significant step back from 2025, when six teams …

The Nations Championship begins in July 2026. The competition sees the regular July November International windows being replaced with tournament matches. Twelve teams will be divided into two groups: the Six Nations and the Rest of the World. They are England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in one group …

Trinidad & Tobago vs Mexico will be streamed live here on Saturday. So too will Barbados vs Guyana. Additional international competition sees Turks & Caicos vs Bahamas. Saturday also sees Chile u17 taking-on Cuyo. Men’s and Women’s u17’s and u19’s teams are in action in Brazil over the long weekend. …

The U.S Girls High School Nationals are taking place this weekend in Salt Lake City. Canada’s Brock Webster is the Major League Rugby Player of the Week. Guilherme Coghetto has named a 27-woman Yaras roster to prepare to face Colombia. Included are uncapped players Emi Pereira from France and Laryssa …

Joaquín Moro says he feels better prepared at Leicester Tigers for potential international duty. His form, and Argentine injuries, suggest a recall is likely for Los Pumas’ home matches in July. Canada Women will play host England in Toronto and Ottawa in October. Additional Women’s competition sees Brazil vs Colombia …

Bermuda were upset away winners over Guyana on Saturday. A bill in Chile’s Camara de Diputadas y Diputados seeks to grant Pablo Lemoine Chilean Nationality. The motion is to award Lemoine for having coached Los Cóndores to successfully qualify for Rugby World Cups 2023 and 2027. A USA Eagle is …

Former Puma Facundo Bosch played in customized rugby boots for Bayonne vs La Rochelle. They were designed by two young cancer patients. 2025 rookie Pumas fullback, Benjamín Elizalde is rumored to be joining Newcastle Red Bulls from Bristol. The Canadian prairies have won big with allocation of matches for the …