Invictus II: Rugby’s magic grows in Japan

Japan impressed the rugby world with their performances on the pitch in 2015. Now they aim to do the same off the pitch when the country hosts the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Mike Starling reports for Host City

The global growth of World Rugby

Bernard Lapasset, chairman of World Rugby and vice chairman of the French National Olympic Committee, tells HOST CITY about the values that are driving rugby across the world

Japan’s double mega-event challenge

Hosting the Olympic Games and the Rugby World Cup within the space of a year is a major challenge for the host nation. How will Japan’s venues cope? Robin Yapp investigates

IRB embraces World Rugby with rebrand

The International Rugby Board will be known as simply World Rugby from 19 November in a rebrand that reflects the sport’s drive towards universal global appeal