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- Fiji rugby player, 26, dies from suspected heatstroke after training session in Japan
on August 8, 2026 at 4:48 pmJapanese team Kyushu KV announced Vunilagi had died on Friday morning in a hospital in Fukuoka City, after being hospitalised earlier in the week due to severe heatstroke.
- Japan 32-35 Australia: rugby union international – as it happened
by Jonathan Howcroft on August 8, 2026 at 1:50 pmWallabies win first match under new coach Les KissAmatosero red carded in the first half“Deep care,” is the message from Les Kiss ahead of his first match in charge of Australia. He wants his team to care about every second, on and off the pitch, when they’re on national team duty.The 2026 Test calendar is a patchwork quilt of matches scattered around the world as the the All Blacks and Springboks flex their financial muscles and teams begin preparations for next year’s World Cup. Continue reading…
- New coach Kiss off to a winning start as Wallabies rumble past bold Japanby Angus Fontaine on August 8, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Japan 32-35 AustraliaWallabies withstand early red card and heatThere was good, bad and plenty of ugly but the Les Kiss era is off to a winning start. Despite searing heat and a brave home side, the Wallabies shrugged off an early red card and a litany of reckless errors to welcome their new coach to international rugby with a brave and dramatic victory over Japan in Osaka.Against an unpredictable Brave Blossoms side coached by the former Wallabies mentor Eddie Jones, the former rugby league player, who is coaching Australia’s union side despite never having played the game, escaped the ambush Jones laid for him and comes home with a heartening triumph. Continue reading…
- Fijian Vunilagi dies in Japan from suspected heatstroke
on August 8, 2026 at 10:47 amFijian Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session, his Japanese club Kyuden Voltex announce.
- Wallabies need to handle the heat as Les Kiss era begins in sweltering Japan | Jack Snapeby Jack Snape on August 7, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Australia’s new head coach refused to cool expectations before a rugby international in Osaka with a short runway to hosting the 2027 World CupThe heat is on for new Wallabies coach Les Kiss – both physically and metaphorically – as he prepares for a sprint to next year’s World Cup, beginning in sweltering Osaka on Saturday.The temperature for the clash against Japan is forecast to climb to a steamy 36C in the day before the evening kick-off. The only thing that would make the short runway to next year’s showpiece tournament more uncomfortable for Kiss would be an embarrassing first loss to the Brave Blossoms. Continue reading…
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