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 ...
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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 ...
RWC 2023 Qualification: six spots to fill in 2022, starting in Europe
Rugby Europe Championship 2022 to deliver two direct qualifiers by March Rugby Africa Cup 2022, organised in France in July, to determine Africa 1 Contested Americas 2 and Asia/Pacific play-offs to take place in July Final Qualification Tournament in November to complete RWC 2023 ...
Seville welcomes HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series arrives in Seville, Spain as men’s and women’s teams prepare for round four on 28-30 January South Africa men and Australia women lead the Series rankings after three rounds Portugal women to make their Series debut while invitational teams Germany and Jamaica ...
Kazakhstan Women closer to a 7th Rugby World Cup Appearance
- Kazakhstan women's team ranked second in Asia qualify for the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from the 19th – 25th of February 2022 - Hong Kong withdraws from participating in the Asia Rugby Women ...
South Africa men gold and USA women triumph at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Málaga
The Blitzboks scored a try after the buzzer to beat Argentina in a thrilling men’s final, while USA saw off Russia to take gold in the women’s event. England and Australia claimed men's and women's bronze medals respectively at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Málaga Late try gives South Africa’s men a ...
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series captains ready to shine in Spain
The men’s and women’s captains were on Malagueta beach in Malaga on Wednesday ahead of the landmark first HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event ever to be hosted in Spain, which takes place from 21-23 January at the Estadio Ciudad de Malaga , Malaga 7s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series returns as ...
Japan Rugby League One set to start Japanese rugby’s new era
Japanese rugby is to start a new era when the inaugural NTT Japan Rugby League One season gets underway this weekend. The new structure is designed to create stronger connections to local communities and entertain fans with some of the world’s best players. Jpanese rugby is to start a new era ...
Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity
The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee’s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its 'Women's Advisory Committee', renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee. In another move ...