Japan can compete with world's best, says Jones after narrow Australia loss
TOKYO :Japan’s narrow defeat by Australia showed they can compete with the best teams in the world, coach Eddie Jones said after his side fell to a 19-15 loss on Saturday.
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Rugby LIVE: World Cup hopefuls disqualified as WRU to face grilling
There's just one week to go until this year's autumn internationals get underway in full, with the giants of the southern hemisphere gearing up for their tour of Europe and a series of mouthwatering clashes.
Rugby LIVE: Australia beat Japan as Welsh region issue statement
There's just one week to go until this year's autumn internationals get underway in full, with the giants of the southern hemisphere gearing up for their tour of Europe and a series of mouthwatering clashes.
Rugby LIVE: Eddie Jones sends warning as huge ban issued for autumn internationals
It has been another eventful week in rugby union as we draw nearer to the autumn internationals, which get underway in just over one week. England and Australia get us going at Allianz Stadium in London with Wales and South Africa closing out the autumn with a date in Cardiff on November 29.
Japan's Aussies plot Wallabies downfall in Tokyo
TOKYO :Japan coach Eddie Jones is not the only man with Australian roots plotting an upset of the Wallabies on Saturday with Dylan Riley and his teammates Ben Gunter, Jack Cornelsen and Sam Greene all having been raised Down Under.
La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barcelona match in Miami
BARCELONA: La Liga’s plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of “uncertainty” about the game within Spain, the Spanish topflight said in a statement on Tuesday. Champions Barca were set to face Villarreal in the United States on December 20, which would have been the first European league fixture to be played outside of the home country.
Wales name England-based prop Carre in squad for Autumn Series
Wales have included wing Louis Rees-Zammit and previously ineligible prop Rhys Carre in coach Steve Tandy’s squad for the Autumn Series matches next month, but lock Will Rowlands has announced his international retirement.
Patient Stubbs leads South Africa fightback but Pakistan still on top
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan :South Africa batsman Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 68 to steer his side to 185-4 at stumps on the second day of the second test against Pakistan on Tuesday, but two late wickets saw the hosts keep a firm grip on the contest.