Italy out as World Cup games called off

By Reuters,

Rugby World Cup organisers were forced to call off matches for the first time in the tournament’s 32-year history on Thursday - eliminating Italy as...

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Japan eyeing Samoa scalp in bid for quarter-final spot

By Reuters,

After their momentous victory over Ireland, Rugby World Cup hosts Japan are hoping to take the next step towards their first quarter-finals appearance...

2019 Rugby World Cup , JAPAN , Samoa

Jittery Japan make winning World Cup start

By Reuters,

Winger Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick as Japan overcame a severe case of opening-night nerves to give the host nation a winning start to the Rug...

JAPAN , Rugby world cup , russia

First World Cup in Asia opens to ‘awesome atmosphere’

By Reuters,

Rugby fever swept through Japan on Friday as fans flocked to Tokyo Stadium for the start of the 2019 World Cup, ushering in the tournament to Asia for...

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After 10 year wait, hosts Japan ready for World Cup

By Reuters,

With the weight of an expectant nation on their shoulders and a governing body desperate for the hosts to succeed in the first Rugby World Cup in Asia...

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Samoa’s Tuatagaloa forced to make a choice

By Reuters,

Belgium Tuatagaloa had a stark choice to make when he was called into the Samoa squad for the first time a few months before the Rugby World Cup earli...

Belgium Tuatagaloa , Samoa , Valence Romans

Schalke boss Toennies temporarily steps down over comments

By Reuters,

Schalke 04 president Clemens Toennies has stepped down as club boss for a period of three months following a board hearing into controversial comments...

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Exiled Folau offered World Cup spot by Tonga

By Reuters,

Tonga is keen to draft Wallabies exile Israel Folau into its national program with a view to handing him a Rugby World Cup berth in 2023, coach Toutai...

2023 Rugby World Cup , Israel Folau , Tonga

Kenya 7s looking to better Japan’s performance in Paris to avoid relegation

By Evans Makokha,

Kenya 7s will be looking forward to redemption after a dim performance in London sevens where they only managed one win in their group. The stage i...

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Kenya 7s drops as Fiji rule in London

By Agencies,

Kenya 7s dropped one place in World Sevens Series standings after London 7s where they picked only one point on Sunday, May 26. Kenya lost 26-17 to...

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Shujaa keep survival hopes alive at London 7s

By Agencies,

Kenya 7s kept their survival hopes alive at the HSBC World Sevens Series when they beat Samoa 21-20 on Saturday at London 7s at Twickenham Stadium. ...

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16 teams descend on Twickenham for London 7s

By Agencies,

The captains of the 16 teams competing at the HSBC London Sevens came together at the iconic Kensington Palace in central London today ahead of the pe...

Jacob Ojee , Kenya 7s , London 7s , Paul Murunga , Wales

Gyan makes AFCON U-turn after Ghana president intervenes

By Reuters,

Ghana striker Aasamoah Gyan has bowed to a presidential request to make himself available for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations just 48 hours after...

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Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan calls time on international career

By Reuters,

Ghana’s all-time leading goal-scorer Asamoah Gyan announced his international retirement on Monday, a month before the start of the African Nations ...

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Ojee rallies Shujaa to finish powerfully, avoid relegation

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya Rugby Sevens skipper Jacob Ojee says they will take each game at a time to get maximum points with relegation staring at them, in the HSBC World...

Jacob Ojee , Kenya Rugby Sevens , Paul ‘Pau’ Murunga , Shujaa

Kenya 7s heads to Europe for do-or-die legs

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya 7s team departs to London tonight ahead of the HSBC World Sevens Series penultimate round – London Sevens this weekend at the Twickenham Stadi...

Jacob Ojee , Kenya 7s , London 7s , Paris 7s , Paul Murunga

Kenya 7s make four changes for London, Paris 7s

By Agencies,

Kenya Rugby Sevens head coach Paul ‘Pau’ Murunga has made four changes to the squad for the last two rounds of the HSBC Rugby Sevens Series of the...

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‘Power Rangers’ actor dies aged 38

By CNN,

New Zealand actor Pua Magasiva, best known for his role in "Power Rangers" and as a long-running star of the country's soap opera "Shortland Street," ...

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U.S. seizes North Korean ship it accuses of violating sanctions

By Reuters,

The United States has for the first time seized a North Korean cargo ship it accused of illicit coal shipments in violation of U.S. and United Nations...

Shujaa take 10 days break ahead of London Sevens call

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya Rugby Sevens team take a ten-day break before returning to camp to begin preparations for the London Sevens set for 25th and 26th next month. ...

10-day break , Kenya Sevens , London Sevens , Shujaa