World Rugby can confirm that Chief Executive Brett Gosper is to leave the international federation early in 2021 to become the head of NFL in Europe and the UK. In almost nine years at the helm of World Rugby, Gosper has overseen transformational change of the international federation, ...
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Rugby World Cup 2025 set to break new ground as tournament expands to 16 teams
World Rugby has confirmed that the women’s edition of the Rugby World Cup 2025 will expand to 16 team Women’s edition of the Rugby World Cup to increase from 12 to 16 teams from 2025 onwards Decision directly delivers against core pillar of the transformational women’s rugby strategic plan ...
Asia Rugby holds Annual General Meeting and Council meeting Remotely
Asia Rugby’s Council Meeting and Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Sunday 29th of November 2020 via Zoom application with full house attendance. Both meetings were chaired by Asia Rugby President Mr. Qais Al Dhalai with an attendance from World Rugby’s personnel the Head of Development ...
Iran and Laos achieve World Rugby full member status and Nepal becomes an associate member
Burkina Faso, Iran and Laos achieve World Rugby full member status Nepal and Panama become new associate members of international federation World Rugby membership rises to 128 unions across all continents Nielsen research published this month recorded 405 million rugby fans globally ...
Michael Leitch scholarship for young Mongolian boy
Austin Gansukh CEO of Mongolian Rugby updated Asia Rugby on the Michael Leitch scholarship for young Mongolian boy Norvoo Davaajav In 2018, I was pleasantly surprised by an email sent to me by non-other than from Michael Leitch himself. We followed up with a phone call, where I was still a bit ...
Rugby World Cup 2021 Draw to be confirmed in Auckland next week
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to join Melodie Robinson, Dr Farah Palmer and Dan Carter as RWC 2021 ball presenters RWC 2021 Draw to be broadcast live on SPARK from 07:30 NZT / 18:30 GMT (19 November) Elma Smit and Ugo Monye to host exclusive online RWC 2021 Draw Show via World Rugby digital ...
Karina Soerjanatamihardja putting structures in place for Indonesia women’s rugby
If Karina Soerjanatamihardja has one grievance in life so far, it is that she was unable to fulfil her “full potential” as a rugby player. Soerjanatamihardja can count on one hand the number of matches she has been able to play in the last few years. That is primarily because, away from the ...
Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge
Keeping true to their vision of growing game to a greater audience within the country the Bangladesh RFU successfully conducted a 3 day Rugby Training and Education camp in the capital city of Dhaka. The 3–day camp saw 31 District officers from all over the country. Bangladesh Rugby Hosted the ...
New report highlights global rise in rugby interest in 2019
A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide in 2019, up 11 per cent and 18 per cent on 2018 figures respectively Related News: Over two million new rugby participants in Asia shows impact beyond Rugby World Cup 2019 A ...
Doris Chow aiming to inspire women and girls in Hong Kong
The World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient wants to make it easier for young women in the region to connect with the game Doris Chow has not always seen herself as a role model, but she is now keen to use her experience in rugby to inspire young women and girls in Hong ...