TOKYO (May 1) – Japan coach Eddie Jones said Friday he hoped Saturday’s game against Hong Kong would be a competitive affair, though he admitted once again that he hoped his side wouldn’t peak until Sept. 19 when they open their Rugby World Cup campaign against South Africa.
TOKYO (April 30) – Japan coach Eddie Jones named his side Thursday to take on Hong Kong on Saturday in the Asia Rugby Championship.
INCHEON, South Korea (April 19) – Japan coach Eddie Jones admitted his side hadn’t played well in their 56-30 defeat of South Korea in the opening game of the inaugural Asia Rugby Championship, but said in the context of the bigger picture he was fairly happy.
INCHEON, South Korea (April 18) – Japan opened the new Asia Rugby Championship with a 56-30 win over South Korea on Saturday as they started their journey to Rugby World Cup 2015 on a winning note.
INCHEON, South Korea (April 17) – Japan coach Eddie Jones said Friday his team were looking at the bigger picture ahead of the start of the inaugural Asia Rugby Championship.
TOKYO (April 15) – The 23-man Japan squad to take on South Korea on Saturday in the opening game of the Asia Rugby Championship includes three uncapped players.
TOKYO (Mar 05) – Japan coach Eddie Jones named a 31-man squad for the inaugural Asian Rugby Championship on Thursday.
TOKYO (Jan. 5) – Japan coach Eddie Jones named a 41-man squad Monday that he says will form the basis of the 31 players he will take to England in September for Rugby World Cup 2015.
TOKYO (Dec. 8) – Japan coach Eddie Jones gave his end-of-year report Monday saying it had been a good year for Japanese rugby but there was still plenty of work to do ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015.
TOKYO (Nov. 24) – Japan’s unbeaten run in test matches came to an end Sunday as they were beaten 35-24 by Georgia at Tbilisi’s Mikheil Meskhi Stadium.