New Zealand beat Australia 34-17 to win its second straight Rugby World Cup at Twickenham Stadium, London in October 2015. Four years on, the focus will shift to Japan, where 12 stadiums ...

(CNN)Y'all drink a lot. That's my first big takeaway from five nights in Japan for the Rugby World Cup. I'm new to the sport. I've never played. I'd never even been to a match before Japan 2019 ...

The All Blacks have won the Rugby World Cup three times and became the first team to successfully defend their title four years ago. Their aura of invincibility, however, has slipped somewhat in ...

South Africa produced a stunning performance to clinch the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Saturday, comfortably beating England 32-12 in Yokohama, Japan. The first half was a tetchy affair, with both ...

As the winners of the 2019 Rugby Championship, including a 16-16 tie with New Zealand, the Springboks have plenty of hope about their own chances of lifting the trophy for a third time to sit ...

Former New Zealand captain Richie McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup during the opening ceremony prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group A game between Japan and Russia at the Tokyo Stadium on ...

Wales are the form European nation of 2019. They won the Six Nations grand slam and last month knocked New Zealand from the world No.1 spot after beating England in Cardiff. Rugby World Cup: Wales ...

Emirates also extended its sponsorship of the International Rugby Board's (IRB) match officials until the end of 2019, which includes for the first time in Rugby World Cup (RWC) history the rights to ...

Linda Djougang tells BBC Sport about her rugby journey, from travelling from Cameroon to Ireland aged nine, to playing for ...

One of the Wallabies’ great halfbacks, Will Genia, has officially called time on an iconic playing career. Now 37 years of ...

The national rugby federationhas unveiled a list of competitions in its new season structure for the 2019 calendar, that will include the women’s sevens tournament to be played in April.