Historic Rugby Fixture British and Irish Lions v Japan at Murrayfield, For the first time in rugby union history, Japan will play the British and Irish Lions. It will be an exciting occasion and Japan will be determined to send the Lions off on their tour to South Africa with a defeat. Japan will ...
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Olympic Sevens Repechage contenders Hong Kong have already conquered their ‘Everest’
Hong Kong’s women have been ‘moving mountains’ in a bid to be in the best possible shape for the World Rugby Olympic Sevens Repechage in Monaco on 18-20 June. Related Article : Hong Kong Mens 7s Training during lockdown has challenged coaches and players from all corners of the world, and it ...
World Rugby launches ‘This Is How We Sevens’ campaign ahead of Olympics
World Rugby has launched a major new rugby sevens campaign - “This Is How We Sevens” – as excitement builds towards the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which kicks off in under 50 days. The campaign aims to showcase the vibrancy, excitement and breadth of personalities involved across rugby sevens, ...
Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30%
Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30% Asia Rugby appointed six new members to various standing committees for the period January 2021 until December 2024. - Ms Aigul Jartybayeva the President of Kazakhstan Rugby Federation to be appointed as the 2nd Deputy Chair of the ...
World Rugby welcomes Mastercard as founding global partner of Women in Rugby and unveils new marketing campaign
World Rugby has announced details of a transformative five-year partnership with Mastercard to accelerate the development of Women in Rugby, which will supercharge the international federation’s ambitious Accelerating the Development of Women in Rugby 2017-25 strategic plan. The ground-breaking ...
Yakovleva Names Kazakhstan Women’s 7s Squad for Olympic Repechage
Kazakhstan Rugby Federation announced the Kazakhstan Women’s Rugby sevens squad that will contest the Tokyo Olympics repechage. With 21 of 24 teams already having qualified for the Olympic rugby sevens competition, the remaining two women’s and one men’s teams to participate in Tokyo will be ...
Hong Kong Men’s VIIs squad announced for Olympic Repechage
The Hong Kong, China men’s sevens squad for the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco (19-20 June) has been announced by the Hong Kong Rugby Union. The Hong Kong Men’s Sevens Senior squad member Salom Yiu Kam-shing readies for last shot at Olympic Gold With the last remaining men’s spot in Tokyo up ...
HKRU Women’s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco
The Hong Kong, China women’s sevens squad taking part in the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco on 19-20 June was announced today by the Hong Kong Rugby Union. Twelve teams from all over the world will be vying to reach the final with the top two teams from Monaco booking their tickets to ...
Leitch: Olympic sevens can be further boost for Japanese rugby
Michael Leitch talks to World Rugby about the impact he believes the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have on rugby's profile in Japan and across Asia, after the success of Rugby World Cup 2019. Michael Leitch, Japan’s talismanic captain who led them to the Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Asia Rugby Reveals Innovative Sub Regional Sevens Competitions for 2021
Asia Rugby Reveals Innovative Sub Regional Sevens Competitions for 2021 Aiming at returning to play, Asia Rugby announces the decision to adjust the competitions calendar for 2021 to introduce a five sub-regions sevens competitions providing meaningful opportunities for participation to all the ...