5:50 AM BST ODAWARA, Japan — The Wallabies’ 0-6 record against England since the last World Cup is of no relevance ahead of this weekend’s quarterfinal in Japan, according to Australia coach Michael Cheika. While the Wallabies had been reluctant to engage on discussion around their potential showdown with England until Wales negotiated their final
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Oct 13, 2019 TOKYO — If the Wallabies have been playing us all for fools over the last four years, then the time has come to “take it up a level” as they seek to extend their World Cup stay beyond the point most believe their collective ability extends. After four years of inconsistency, highlighted
3:55 PM BST YOKOHAMA — Japan captain Michael Leitch and coach Jamie Joseph said their win over Scotland was motivated by inspiring a country that was hit by Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday. The typhoon claimed 19 lives, with 16 people missing as of Sunday evening and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. 1 Related The
2:43 PM BST Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 YOKOHAMA, Japan — The Rugby
8:33 AM ET Winger Kenki Fukuoka produced two pieces of individual brilliance as a high-paced Japan advanced to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 28-21 victory over Scotland at Yokohama on Sunday. The win ensured Japan finished top of Pool A and will face Pool B runners-up South Africa in
2:39 AM BST ESPN staff Japan’s decisive Pool A match against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup will go ahead as planned at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday night. Safety inspections were carried out first thing Sunday morning after Typhoon Hagibis roared across Japan throughout much of Saturday, hitting Yokohama and Tokyo with full its full
3:46 PM BST Ireland coach Joe Schmidt said Bundee Aki was devastated at the prospect that his Rugby World Cup could be over as he defended the centre’s tackle that drew a red card in the 47-5 win over Samoa on Saturday. Aki was sent off in the 29th minute after a high tackle at
8:05 AM ET Ireland played with 14 men for 50 minutes but still eased into the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup with a seven try, 47-5 thrashing of Samoa in their final Pool A match on Saturday. Centre Bundee Aki became the seventh player to be shown a red card at the tournament when
6:41 AM ET Australia lurched into the World Cup quarter-finals with an unconvincing 27-8 bonus-point victory over Georgia in their Pool D clash on Friday amid swirling winds and rain at Shizuoka Stadium as Typhoon Hagibis started to make its presence felt. Australia had already qualified for the quarter-finals before their first clash with Georgia
11:31 AM BST Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson said he is ready to launch a legal challenge to prevent World Cup organisers cancelling his country’s game against Japan on Sunday — a measure that would almost certainly eliminate the Scots. A decision on the game in Yokohama will be made on Sunday when