TOKYO (Nov. 29) – Japan coach Eddie Jones was keen to put the current year behind him and was eager to look ahead to next year and Rugby World Cup 2015, when he made his first public appearance following the stroke he suffered on Oct. 14.
MADRID (Nov. 23) – Japan scored four unanswered second-half tries to ensure they finished their European tour and 2013 international season in style as they beat Spain 40-7 on Saturday.
The Japan side to play Spain at Madrid Ciudad Universitaria Stadium on Saturday shows four changes from the te…
COLWYN BAY (Nov. 15) Japan stand-in coach Scott Wisemantel praised the courage of his team after they beat Russia 40-13 on Friday evening.
COLWYN BAY (Nov. 15) – Japan scored one try in the first half and four in the second as they picked up the first win of their European tour, beating Russia 40-13 at Parc Eirias on Friday evening.
COLWYN BAY (Nov.14) – Japan go into Friday’s test with Russia in confident mood despite having arrived in North Wales on the back of two straight losses on the European tour and three including the game against the All Blacks in Tokyo.
COLWYN BAY, Wales (Nov. 14) – The Japan side to take on Russia on Friday evening at Parc Eirias shows three changes from the run-on XV that lost to Scotland last weekend and 13 from the team that went down to Gloucester on Tuesday night.
GLOUCESTER (Nov. 12) – Despite the score, Japan stand-in coach Scott Wisemantel said there were still positives to be taken from Tuesday night’s 40-5 loss to Gloucester, “We showed that we were very positive with ball in hand but we have got to work on our skill issues,” he said after the game.
GLOUCESTER (Nov. 12) – Japan fell to their third straight defeat when they went down 40-5 to Gloucester at Kingsholm on Tuesday evening.
GLOUCESTER (Nov. 11) – Having lined up in front of the main stand at Kingsholm to observe a minute’s silence for Remembrance Day, the Japan national rugby team held their final training session ahead of Tuesday’s game against Gloucester.