The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup put the All Blacks and Springboks on a quarterfinal collision course, while Japan will contend with France, the U.S. and Samoa in its group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/04/more-sports/rugby-world-cup-draw/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #2027rugbyworldcup #australia #newzealand #southafrica #braveblossoms

Coach Eddie Jones on Monday warned his Japan players they must bulk up and train harder if they want to compete on rugby's world stage after another bruising European tour. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/25/more-sports/jones-rugby-beef-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #eddiejones #braveblossoms

A late penalty from the boot of Lee Seung-sin gave Japan a 25-23 win against Georgia in Tbilisi on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/23/more-sports/japan-beats-georgia-late/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #braveblossoms #leeseungsin

Jarrod Evans' penalty with the last kick of the match gave Wales a 24-23 victory in their Autumn Nations Series Test over Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/16/more-sports/japan-wales-rugby/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #wales #braveblossoms #eddiejones

Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit to return to starting lineup against Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/14/more-sports/rees-zammit-start-against-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #louisreeszammit #braveblossoms #wales

Japan coach Eddie Jones has no doubt Ireland can come through a "difficult little period" under Andy Farrell but warned it may take time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/more-sports/eddie-jones-backs-andy-farrell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #braveblossoms #eddiejones #andyfarrell #ireland

Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and winger Kurt-Lee Arendse scored two tries each as South Africa cruised to a 61-7 victory over Japan in London on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/02/more-sports/japan-rugby-loss-springbrooks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #braveblossoms #southafrica #springboks

Japan coach Eddie Jones has made only two changes to his starting line-up for the test against South Africa at Wembley on Saturday, looking for continuity after a narrow loss to Australia last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/31/more-sports/eddie-jones-wembley-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #eddiejones #braveblossoms #southafrica

For Japan coach Eddie Jones, a second half turnaround that saw his team close the gap to finish just four points behind the Wallabies at the final whistle was both a cause for optimism and a sign of growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/26/more-sports/japan-rugby-loss-optimism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #braveblossoms #eddiejones #wallabies

Blowout triumphs by Japan and defending champion Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup semifinals set the stage for a rematch of last year's final. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/16/more-sports/japan-fiji-rematch-pacific-nations-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#eddiejones#braveblossoms #fiji #pacificnationscup

Interim head coach Matt Sherratt said Wales's 31-22 win over Japan on Saturday "has got to be the start of something" after his side ended its record 18-game losing streak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/12/more-sports/wales-ends-losing-streak-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#braveblossoms #wales#eddiejones #mattsherratt

Head coach Eddie Jones said Japan had a "chance to create history" with back-to-back wins over Wales as he named his team on Thursday for their second match in Kobe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/jones-japan-wales-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#eddiejones#braveblossoms #wales

Eddie Jones' Brave Blossoms extended Wales' record losing streak to 18 games after winning the first of their two matches 24-19 on Saturday thanks to a furious second-half fightback. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/05/more-sports/japan-wales-test-kitakyushu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#braveblossoms #wales#eddiejones #seungsinlee