While many eyes will be on the first round of the Asia Rugby at the end of April, Beirut will host four teams looking to claim the 2018 ARC Division III West title a few days earlier. Hosts Lebanon will be aiming to defend the title they won in 2017 following a 25-24 victory over Iran and 24-24 ...
Korea Rugby Union FAIR Course #PlayerWelfare
Korea Rugby Union (KRU) continued their local medical education programme, started in 2016, by hosting a World Rugby FAIR course on 15th March 2018. Hosting the course at a venue in the Olympic Park in Seoul, was also a timely reminder to all those attending that rugby has now become part of the ...
Junior Japan finish second in World Rugby Pacific Challenge
Junior Japan finish second in World Rugby Pacific Challenge , Seven first-half tries set Fiji Warriors on the way to an emphatic 57-7 defeat of Tonga A and a third successive World Rugby Pacific Challenge title in Suva on Saturday. The Warriors recorded three bonus point wins to claim the title ...
Coaches and Rugby Leaders Reaching New Heights in Laos
The Lao Rugby Federation (LRF), in partnership with key supporters including Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRU), DAC, and ChildFund Pass It Back, has propelled its training and education programs to new successes. The last year has seen the continued expansion of the LRF’s Champa Ban powered ...
The story behind women’s rugby in Iran
It might not be the first country on everyone’s lips when discussing rugby, but rugby is on the up in Iran. While the men’s national team will compete in the ARC Division III West division in April against Qatar, Lebanon and Jordan, the women’s game is actually growing at a quicker rate, says ...
Hong Kong Sevens Squads Warm Up For The Hong Kong 7s at Borneo Sevens
The Hong Kong Men’s and Women’s national sevens squads will take part in the Borneo Sevens (16-18 March) as preparation for the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifier tournaments played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The women are the second seeds in Group A, facing ...
World Rugby & Asia Rugby Educator course in Singapore (March 2018)
World Rugby, Asia Rugby & Singapore Rugby Union jointly hosted the World Rugby Educator course in Singapore over three days from 9th-11th March 2018 at the Singapore Sports Hub facilities. The course was attended by a total of 13 participants from Singapore, Malaysia & Uzbekistan across ...
Asia to take centre stage in rugby sevens
The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is the next round to take centre stage in the world of rugby sevens. Alongside the main men’s competition, the seventh round of the World Series, two qualifier tournaments will take place from 6-8 March. The 12-team tournaments have always been one of ...
Digital Media Consultant Tom Chick Joins Asia Rugby
Asia Rugby is delighted to announce that highly renowned Digital and Social Media (DSM) expert and self-confessed lover of fan engagement, Tom Chick, is joining the Regional Association as its first ever designated Digital Media Consultant. Tom is well-known in global Rugby circles having been a ...
進め！ラグビー精神で We advance！With the spirit of Rugby. IWATE-KAMAISHI JAPAN UNO-SMILE CM TEAM
A truly inspiring story about how Rugby helped a city and its people recover from the terrible disaster that took place around Kamaishi on 11th March 2011: The Great East Japan Earthquake. Kamaishi is also one the Rugby World Cup Host City ...