In the Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 Central Final in a warm and sunny Almaty on Saturday it took World Rugby 61st ranked Kazakhstan just 10 minutes to find their feet against Pakistan, ranked 32 places below them. Tighthead prop, Vladimir Chernyh was the 1st to open the scoring from a ...
Strong demand for Rugby World Cup tickets as priority ballot application phase opens
With a little under 500 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off in Japan, the tournament has captured the imagination of domestic and international fans alike, with public tickets, supporter tours and hospitality sales programmes generating strong demand for Rugby World Cup ...
Sunwolves make history with first win away from Tokyo
Hito-Communications Sunwolves recorded their first ever win outside of Japan today with a dramatic last-second win over the DHL Stormers in the first ever Mitsubishi Estate Super Rugby match held in Hong Kong at the Mong Kok Stadium. A Hayden Parker drop goal got the Sunwolves' Hong Kong ...
Korea impress to stay in Rugby World Cup contention #ARC2018
Korea beat Malaysia 67-12 in an entertaining fourth match of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship #ARC2018 in Incheon. Despite conceding nine tries, Malaysia gave a good account of themselves once more in Asia’s elite competition while for Korea, the win puts them back on top of the overall ...
Historic day for World Rugby as expanded Council meets for first time
On an historic day for World Rugby, 13 new union and regional association representatives have been welcomed onto an expanded World Rugby Council, the sport’s highest decision-making body. Expanded World Rugby Council convenes in Dublin for annual meeting 13 new members (11 female) ...
Teams announced for Rugby World Cup qualifier between Korea and Malaysia
With less than 48 hours to go until the fourth match of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, both sides have been named. In Korea’s second successive home match they face Malaysia who are on their travels for the first time after losing both of their home matches. The first meeting ...
Korea v Malaysia Rugby World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
The fourth match of the ARC 2018 Championship will be streamed live on Asia Rugby’s Facebook page. Malaysia are the second side to travel to Incheon to face Korea after Hong Kong made it two wins from two on Saturday. Both sides will be looking to gain all-important wins as the race for the ...
From snow to Almaty, Mongolia blend experience and youth for Central competition
Mongolia rugby will take on Kazakhstan on Wednesday in the second match of the Asia Rugby Championship Division III Central competition. Despite being the favourites due to their World Rugby ranking, hosts Kazakhstan will not underestimate Mongolia. A lot of their preparation for this ...
Pakistan set for Asia Rugby Championship Div III Central challenge #ARC2018
Pakistan are ready for the Asia Rugby Championship Division III Central which starts on Wednesday. Hosted by Kazakhstan, four teams will compete for this year's title with the hosts being joined by Pakistan, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. With the final on Saturday, Pakistan will line up against ...
Hong Kong in driving seat after Rugby World Cup qualifier victory over Korea
Hong Kong beat Korea 30-21 in an enthralling encounter in Incheon to put themselves in the driving seat to win this year’s Asia Rugby Championship. The win, their second in two weeks, sees them go four points clear at the top of the standings and puts them favourites to qualify for the next stage ...