AWARDS
2023 Winners
Asia Rugby Award for Character | Mirmehdi Hosseini - Iran |
Asia Rugby Distinguished Service Award | Tanka Lal Ghising - Nepal |
Asia Rugby Women’s Rugby Development Award | Sarah Abd El Baki - Syria |
Asia Rugby “Carlson Lin” Match Officiating Award | Azhar Yusof - Singapore |
Asia Rugby Employee Of The year | Mahfizul Islam |
2022 Winners
Asia Rugby Award for Character | Mousum Ali - Bangladesh |
Asia Rugby Distinguished Service Award | Yoon Choi - Korea |
Asia Rugby Women’s Rugby Development Award | Anna Omelyanenko - Kyrgyzstan |
Asia Rugby “Carlson Lin” Match Officiating Award | Rick CAO Chunsheng - Hong Kong China |
2021 Winners
Asia Rugby Award for Character | Ajmal Wardak |
Asia Rugby Distinguished Service Award | Stephen Grantham |
Asia Rugby ‘Carlson Lin’ Match Officiating Award | Dilroy Fernando |
Asia Rugby Women’s Rugby Development Award | China Women's 7s team |
Asia Rugby Special Award | His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum |
Asia Rugby Employee of the year 2020 and 2021 | Khuram Haroon |
2020 Winners
Asia Rugby Award for Character | Ruhollah Masturi (Iran) |
2019 Winners
Asia Rugby Award for Character | The International Cooperation Section of JRFU |
Asia Rugby Distinguished Service Award | Fikri Al Azhar |
Asia Rugby ‘Carlson Lin’ Match Officiating Award | Peter White |
Asia Rugby Women’s Rugby Development Award | Karina Soerjanatamihardja |
Asia Rugby Special Award Outstanding Life-Time Services to Rugby | Ron Rutland & James Owens |
Asia Rugby Award past Winners
Awards – List of Winners 2011 – 2018
Asia Rugby Award Categories
Award for Character*
The Award for Character honours an individual, union or group who, have shown an outstanding display of character which embodies the true values of rugby: integrity, respect, solidarity, passion and discipline.
*New Award in 2015 replacing the Spirit of Rugby and Development Awards.
Distinguished Service Award
Awarded to an individual, Union or group, male or female, who has given outstanding service to their country and contributed to the International Game in as many as possible of the following areas:
- Playing
- Coaching
- Management
- Training
- Administration
Women’s Rugby Development Award
This award is for an individual or a group, who have achieved outstanding success in the development of Women’s Rugby at any level of the Game and within any or all of the following spheres:
- Playing
- Coaching
- Match Officiating
- Administration
- Training
- Capital Development
- Rugby related volunteer or charity initiatives
- Promoting the Game
- Raising awareness of the Game
“Carlson Lin” Match Officiating Award
This award is given to an individual, male or female, who has given outstanding service to their country and/or Asia Rugby in the field of Match Officiating and who has helped promote the spirit and ethos of the game in a manner befitting the late “Carlson Lin”.
Special Awards
Special Award Outstanding Life-Time Services to Rugby