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

11:38 AM BST Canada players helped the local community in Kamaishi recover from Typhoon Hagibis Sunday after their final Rugby World Cup match against Namibia was cancelled due to the impact of the storm. Canada, eliminated from the tournament without a win, had been due to play Namibia in Kamaishi but tournament organisers decided on

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

6:52 AM BST TOKYO — A 100th cap presentation, some ASADA testing and a 3am arrival into Odawara: The Wallabies certainly had an eventful few hours after their victory over Georgia in Shizuoka. Typhoon Hagibis has thrown the Rugby World Cup into chaos as Japan prepares for its full force to take effect later into

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

7:40 AM BST TOKYO — Japan coach Jamie Joseph feels his side’s achievements are being “undermined” by the speculation over whether Sunday’s game against Scotland will go ahead and is adamant his side want the match to be played just as much as their opponents. Joseph was visibly angry at the reports he had read

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4:00 AM BST TOKYO — England’s final pool stage match against France and New Zealand’s game against Italy have both been cancelled due to the expected impact of Typhoon Hagibis but World Rugby is hopeful Japan’s key match against Scotland on Sunday will go ahead as planned. England players sing the anthem before the Rugby