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2dTom Hamilton

England vs Japan: Tom Curry and George Furbank both to start

England have made two changes for Japan on Sunday with Tom Curry and George Furbank both starting, while Asher Opoku-Fordjour is in line to make his debut from the bench.

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14dReuters

France score 8 tries in biggest ever win over Japan

France hit a woeful Japan for eight tries in an emphatic 52-12 autumn series win on their Stade de France return on Saturday following last year's World Cup on home soil, gearing up in style for next weekend's clash with New Zealand.

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29dReuters

10-try All Blacks thrash Japan in tour opener

New Zealand ran in 10 tries to kick off their end-of-season tour with a convincing 64-19 victory over a lively Japan side in an entertaining test at Yokohama's International Stadium on Saturday.

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168dESPN

England's Ford to miss Japan, New Zealand tour

England fly-half George Ford will miss the upcoming summer tour of Japan and New Zealand to recover from an achilles injury, the RFU confirmed on Sunday.

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347dTom Hamilton

Jones appointed as Japan head coach

Former England and Australia boss Eddie Jones has been confirmed as Japan's new head coach through to 2028.

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347dReuters

Eddie Jones named Japan head coach

The Japan Rugby Football Union has named Eddie Jones as its new head coach.

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405dESPN

Rugby World Cup Daily: Controversial no-call that has left France fuming

What. A. Weekend! Just 24 hours after witnessing one of the most incredible spectacles, fans were treated to another with the Springboks breaking French hearts, but it didn't come without it's controversy. Meanwhile, England book their semifinal place.

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406dESPN

Rugby World Cup Daily: Thirty-seven phases of All Blacks grit

New Zealand completed a mighty defensive effort to hold off Ireland, with an exhaustive final sequence when they simply had to grit their teeth, keep getting up off the deck, and then pounce when the moment arrived.

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407dESPN

Rugby World Cup Daily: 'Photo-gate' emerges on eve of quarterfinals

It wouldn't be the knockout phases if some off-field drama didn't emerge, this time it's 'photo-gate', while France welcomes back Antoine Dupont to face South Africa, Joe Marler has learned to love Marcus Smith and Manie Libbok gets the nod.

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413dReuters

Argentina down Japan in thriller to reach QF

A clinical hat-trick from winger Mateo Carreras helped hoist Argentina into the World Cup quarterfinals with a 39-27 victory over Japan in a winner-takes-all Pool D shootout at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday.

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417dESPN

Rugby World Cup quarterfinal permutations

With just one more week of pool matches before the Rugby World Cup enters the pointy end of the tournament, there's still plenty at play across each of the four pools. Confused who can qualify? We've got you covered with every permutation.

2023 Top ScorersRugby World Cup

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2023 RankingsRugby World Cup

  • JPN11th
    Tries Scored 1st New Zealand : 38 Tries Scored
    NZL1st
    12
    38
  • JPN11th
    Points Difference 1st New Zealand : 206 Points Difference
    NZL1st
    2
    206