Scotland v Japan After the windless stadium in Dunedin, we were back to normal conditions in Cape Town. Scotland mastered the breeze better than the Sakura to ensure a convincing victory The agony is, they don’t know if they have scored enough points to finish ahead of Italy, who face USA tomorrow. What they did
A Game to treasure The last of the five tests played out on 30 September proved to be the game of the day. It was on a knife edge till the 89th minute. But the Sakura made a telling point by defeating the home-team in the tightest of games. The Azzurre started on top, Beatrice
Accomplished Black Ferns Sevens playmaker Kelly Brazier will take a short-term sabbatical in Japan to coach the Brave Louve, in the Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2023. Like Black Ferns Sevens Captain Sarah Hirini, Brazier will complete the HSBC World Sevens Series in Toulouse before taking up her coaching contract as the Spot Coach for
Fresh off victory in the O’Reilly Cup Series, New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed one final Test for the Black Ferns in their Rugby World Cup preparations, hosting Japan at Eden Park on 24 September. The match will be part of a double header with the All Blacks and Australia and marks the first time
Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka, 20 August 2022 Result: Japan 22 ireland 57 On paper this result might look like a dead certainty, but the Irish were swept off their feet at the start, the Sakura scoring two tries inside five minutes. Edel McMahon was already off the field with a blood injury. Then Ayasa Otsuka kicked
It’s a sad and unusual happening: both a captain and a head coach take their last stand in office as Ireland host Japan. While Adam Griggs’ departure was predictable, Ciara Griffin’s certainly wasn’t. Her team will want to ensure they give her the best possible send-off. The Irish squad: 15. Lauren Delany (Sale Sharks, 17
World Rugby has confirmed a revision to the RWC 2021 Asia qualification pathway that delivers certainty for teams Japan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan in light of ongoing travel and quarantine challenges as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. As the highest ranked team in the region, Japan will automatically qualify for Rugby World Cup
Tully Kearney is looking for quick medal upgrade after a storming into tonight’s women’s 100m freestyle S5 final. Kearney won silver in the 200m event yesterday after swimming a world-record split of 1:16.36 through 100m – admitting frustration that she lost out on gold by just 0.12 seconds, having led by 2.19s at the 150m
Shona McCallin played her first capped international game since February 2018 as Great Britain’s women were beaten 3-2 by Japan in Hiroshima this morning. Scotland’s Charlotte Watson also made her GB debut in a close encounter where the hosts came out on top. Japan took the lead in the second minute through Motomi Kawamura before
Olympians Katy Mclean, Emily Scott and Amy Wilson Hardy return to the England Sevens squad for the fourth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series which takes places 22-23 April in Kitakyushu, Japan. The trio are joined by Sarah McKenna and Megan Jones, with all five having formed part of England Women’s recent
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