UAE won the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2021 (played in 2022) Phuket 7s title in a dramatic fashion over Singapore 22-17, in extra time. Tied at 17-17, seconds before the final hooter, UAE made the most of the golden-try scoring opportunity despite failing an early penalty try conversion attempt. In ...
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Rhino extends Hong Kong Rugby Union partnership
Rhino has announced a new five-year deal with Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) as the official training and equipment supplier, a role they have fulfilled since 2015. The deal ensures Hong Kong national teams have access to Rhino's world-class range of training equipment as they prepare for upcoming ...
World Flair South East Asia
“The World Flair Team" are pleased to announce the opening of their regional office, World Flair South East Asia Co. Limited, based in Chiang Mai Thailand. As part of the renowned World Flair brand, the company will cover all Asean countries and is Managed by Pat Cotter, well known for his ...
Asia Rugby continues to strive for Equality, Transparency and Accountability via Athletes Committee
The Regional Association announced changes and additions to the committees giving even more members a voice in Asia Rugby matters in an unprecedented stance of 34 federations out of 35 national federations having members on various committees. In December 2021, Asia Rugby Council approved the ...
Asia Rugby appoints Edwin Kung and adds high-level ‘Advisory Committee’ to complement its 10 other Committees
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 ...