South Africa leads the rankings entering a July schedule featuring several top-10 clashes in the Nations Championship and World Rugby Nations Cup.

Nations Championships Fixtures Results New Zealand vs. Italy (47-17) Australia vs. France (26-42) Japan vs. Ireland (20-36) ...

Rotorua Stadium will act as be Manu Samoa's home ground when they play Fiji in a rugby test match in September. With Samoa's Apia Stadium about to undergo a major upgrade, its national rugby team has ...

THE idea of England playing against Fiji in summer, in a football mad city such as Liverpool during the FIFA World Cup was always a risky concept. How wrong could I be! I attended and travelled up ...

NEWCASTLE, Australia — Japan will host Ireland in a rugby Nations Championship test in Australia on July 11 as part of a doubleheader at a stadium north of Sydney after Australia takes on France.

A year out from the Rugby World Cup, and with so much movement in squads across the globe, will teams in the inaugural Nations’ Championship actually look to score more tries and chase bonus points to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has made 11 changes to his starting lineup for Friday’s rugby test against Fiji in San Diego. Six uncapped players have been ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The All Blacks overcame a spirited start by Japan to run in 10 tries on the way to a 64-19 win Saturday in the first of five matches on their Northern Hemisphere tour. Japan ...