Japan

Colombia 40-1 Poland 50-1 Senegal 150-1 Japan 200-1 The contenders Colombia lit up the tournament four years ago with James Rodriguez bursting onto (...)

Japan (200-1) Who are they? This will be Japan’s sixth World Cup and realistically they will have little chance of bettering the performances in 200(...)

The natural confidence of Hannah Tyrrell can only be an inspiration for any young girl looking in on this World Cup. It didn’t come easy. Tyrrell has(...)

Ireland v Japan Sunday, UCD Bowl, 5.15pm – Live RTÉ and eir Sport Australia could conceivably beat France on Sunday night (kick-off straight after (...)

Ireland v Japan Venue: Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo. Kick off: 6.40am. TV: eirSport, 6am (follow on our liveblog from 6.15am). Look back at previous (...)

When Paddy Jackson took leave of the Ecopa stadium in Shizuoka, around the hour mark, a remarkable place kicking return remained intact. Jackson’s la(...)

Bus journeys continue to beguile the whirring mind of Joe Schmidt. But the Munster contingent among the Irish touring party awoke Tuesday morning to r(...)

Japan v Ireland Venue: Ecopa stadium, Shizuoka. Kick off: 6am. TV: eir Sport. Joe Schmidt sides are never random lineups. Don’t believe otherwise.(...)

All week professional Irish men meandered Tokyo Metropolis glassy-eyed, barely knowing which end was up. Some dreamed of death and reincarnation as su(...)

Ladies and gentlemen of the Japanese media, and respected translators, may we present Richie Murphy. Ireland’s skills and kicking coach is as sound (...)