WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The treatment of Pacific Island rugby players in the professional era is compared to colonialism in a new documentary film produced and narrated by former Samoa...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Argentina to Zimbabwe, from the Vatican to the White House, the coronavirus has spread relentlessly. It's been confirmed on every continent but one and in...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations released $2.5 million from its emergency humanitarian fund on Monday to help thousands of people in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu affected by...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — It's now 10 straight lessons and counting for the United States at the Rugby World Cup.
In Japan, the team has referred to its losses as lessons, an experience to learn...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Tonga got its win, captain Siale Piutau got a farewell try on his birthday, and the United States got nothing but a record-equaling 10th straight loss at the Rugby World...
TOKYO (AP) — A third Rugby World Cup game in Japan was canceled before organizers decided it was safe enough for the tournament host to play Scotland at Yokohama on Sunday, a night after a deadly...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Tonga has come close in Japan. The United States hasn't. One win at the Rugby World Cup could make their tournaments.
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Day 22 at the Rugby World Cup (all times local):
2:05 p.m.
United States captain Blaine Scully has been selected to play his 11th Rugby World Cup game and...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The American Bar Association wants the Nevada Supreme Court to rule that people suffering from severe mental illness should be ineligible for the death penalty.
The door to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals door has shut on Argentina.
After two semifinals and a quarterfinal appearance in the last three Rugby World Cups, the Pumas farewell the...
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — France needs to raise its consistency level at the Rugby World Cup after stuttering past Tonga 23-21 to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — France held off a spirited Tonga comeback to win 23-21 on Sunday and join group rival England in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
TOKYO (AP) — Argentina is about to make its earliest exit from the Rugby World Cup in 16 years, and coach Mario Ledesma knows his future will be a hot topic.
TOKYO (AP) — Argentina is using the selflessness of axed flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez to bond even more before it make-or-break Rugby World Cup match against England on Saturday.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Telusa Veainu was far away when he watched Tonga’s Rugby World Cup upset win over France in 2011, even though he was in New Zealand.
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Argentina has been a team of two halves so far at the Rugby World Cup, and coach Mario Ledesma does not like it.
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Tonga has been conceding heavily without scoring much lately, and the attack has to start firing against Argentina in Saturday's must-win Rugby World Cup match.
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Day 8 of the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local):
6:45 p.m.
U.S. forward John Quill has been suspended for the remainder of the group stage at the...
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Argentina has done the self-criticism following an agonizing opening defeat, and has to deliver against Tonga in their must-win Rugby World Cup match on Saturday.
KOBE, Japan (AP) — England coach Eddie Jones has stoked up the game against the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Japan by saying the Americans are going to play "like 15 Donald...
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — There were times not long ago when Nasi Manu was too sick and weak from the chemotherapy to walk up the steps at a stadium and watch a game of rugby. On Sunday, he played in...
KUMAGAYA, Japan (AP) — Russia has set itself up to be plucked by Samoa in the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday in the Bears' first match against a Pacific Islands side.
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — England was relatively comfortable in beating Tonga 35-3 with a four-try bonus point at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday without the former champion being compelling in the...
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Day 3 of the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local):
9:15 p.m.
England was relatively comfortable in beating Tonga 35-3 at the Rugby World Cup without...
TOKYO (AP) — Day 3 of the Rugby World Cup has a Six Nations flavor, with top-ranked Ireland playing Scotland in Yokohama and Italy and England opening their campaigns before and after that...
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — No matter the score, if Nasi Manu gets on the field for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup game against England on Sunday it'll be a triumph.
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Eddie Jones isn't as comfortable as you might think on his return to Japan for the Rugby World Cup.
In fact, the England coach is expecting a roller-coaster ride and is...
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the opening day of the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local):
2 p.m.
Tonga head coach Toutai Kefu has included seven British-based players including...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of mourners packed a church service on Thursday and children stood vigil on downtown streets as Tonga took a national holiday to bid farewell to Prime...
Since its inception the Rugby World Cup has relied on Pacific Island nations to provide the tournament with flair, excitement and memorable moments of drama.
PARIS (AP) — The Rugby World Cup could be problematic for a France team struggling to emerge from a slump which has turned confident players into doubtful ones.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tongan Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, who helped wrest power from the royal family and bring greater democracy to the small Pacific island nation, died Thursday. He...