In the annual review and of Asia Rugby committees, Edwin Kung has been appointed as the Regional Association’s Legal Counsel and a new Advisory Committee compromising highly talented individuals has been created. The regional body President, Qais Al Dhalai explained, “setting proper reforms at ...
Asia Rugby kicks off 2022 season with Phuket Sevens
Asia Rugby will kick off the 2022 season with the Asia Rugby Sevens Men’s Trophy (ARST) 2021 (playing in 2022) at Surakul Stadium in Phuket, Thailand. The tournament hosted by the Thailand Rugby Union on 9th and 10th April will allow teams to return to play in a very important and exciting ...
Iran inks history to host first-ever International Rugby Tournament
Expression of interest from Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Oman and Jordan to join the host Iran Top seeds Qatar won ARD3 West in 2019 First-ever International Rugby event in Tehran Under the new leadership of Iran Rugby Association, Asia Rugby is pleased to announce Iran as the host of the ...
Two Asian Women among the Twelve inspiring women awarded Executive Leadership Scholarships
Executive Leadership Scholarship Global rugby family celebrating International Women’s Day to #BreakTheBias Twelve inspiring women from 12 nations receive transformational scholarships World Rugby’s Women in Rugby plan accelerating positive change on and off the field On International ...
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa on 9-11 September Tickets for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town from 9-11 September are on sale from 07:00 GMT on Monday 28 February Affordable and accessible tickets range from R150 ...
World Rugby appoints Sally Horrox as Director of Women’s Rugby
World Rugby has announced that Sally Horrox will join the organisation as Director of Women’s Rugby in early May. Horrox will bring with her an impressive wealth of management and board-level experience in sport and business and will be responsible for World Rugby’s transformational Women in ...
Ahmad Al Falasi meets with World Rugby Chairman
His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Executive Office and the President of UAE General Authority of Sport met with the World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont His Excellency ...
World Rugby U20 Championship and Trophy to return in 2023
The international federation today announced that the men's World Rugby U20 Championship and World Rugby U20 Trophy would be organised in 2023 following three consecutive years without age-grade global tournaments. To replace the popular U20 competitions in 2022, World Rugby is working with its ...
Kazakhstan Hope “Big Heart” Can Help Book Rugby World Cup Return
Kazakhstan are two wins away from securing a seventh tournament experience ahead of the RWC 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai. Kazakhstan women will return to the test arena for the first time in two-and-a-half years on Saturday with their sights set firmly on Rugby World Cup ...
UAE Rugby signs a contract with Rio & Tokyo Olympian Rugby Coach
United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation signs a contract with the Kenyan Rugby Olympian Philadelphia Olando an Olympic participant for both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, Olando enjoys strong rugby profile and is believed to be very competent to lead the local full-Emirati women’s teams in UAE. This ...