It is advantage Japan in the race to compete at Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 after they claimed the first of two tournament titles on offer on the Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in the Korean coastal city of Incheon this past weekend. The Sakura Sevens and beaten finalists China top the ...
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Fans Invited To Register Interest In Rugby World Cup 2019 Tickets
Rugby World Cup 2019 tickets will go on sale through a phased process from January 2018 but, with demand expected to be high, the Japan 2019 organising committee is providing the opportunity for fans to register early via www.rugbyworldcup.com/tickets and create their own unique account.At least 1.8 ...
Exciting Nationwide Festival In Japan Set To Mark Two Years To Go Until RWC 2019
With Japan preparing to become the first Asian nation to host Rugby World Cup, a 46-day tour of all host cities and Top League teams, will provide a fitting and ambitious way to mark the major milestone.Kicking off in style with a public extravaganza at Shibuya 109 – one of central Tokyo’s busiest ...
Japan Triumph In Regional Youth Olympic Games Qualifier | #ARu17s
The Japan U17 Boys team proved too strong and skillful in the Asia Rugby U17 Boys Sevens tournament in Taiwan as they swept past the best youth teams from around the region in the Asia Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. And with their victory, claimed their ticket to next year's Youth Olympic Games in ...
Japan U17s Dominate Day One In Taiwan
The Japan U17 Boys Sevens team look the front runners in booking a spot as Asia's representative in the Youth Olympic Games 2018 following a dominant display of Sevens rugby in Tainan, Taiwan. Japan started strongly in their first match versus Laos as they easily won, 49-0 and quickly ...
Korean and Uzbekistan Women train together In Korea | #GirlsPlayRugby | #ARW7s
The following article about has been kindly submitted by Owen McCaffrey, of Korea Recently the Korea Rugby Union invited the Uzbekistan Women's team to a joint training camp from 21-30 August 2017 to train and prepare for the upcoming Asian Women’s Sevens Series beginning in Korea on 14-15 ...
World Rugby U20 Trophy : Japan V Chile
Missed kicks cost Chile dear as Japan overcame a shaky start to begin their bid to gain promotion back to the World Rugby U20 Championship on a winning note. Crucially for Chile, seven points went begging from the tee in the first half as Tomas Salas was unable to convert tries from Domingo ...
Japan Target Immediate Return To The Top | World Rugby U20 Trophy
Japan are targeting an immediate return to the top level of international age-grade competition by winning the World Rugby U20 Trophy for the second time in their history. Relegated to the Trophy following their bottom-place finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship in 2016, Japan go into the ...
Japan Finish Ireland 2017 On A High With Victory Over Asian Rivals Hong Kong
Japan finished Ireland 2017 on a high with victory over Asian rivals Hong Kong to claim only their second win in Women's Rugby World Cup history. #WRWC2017 The Sakura 15 had emphatically beaten Hong Kong twice to win the Asia Rugby Women's Championship crown again in July, but this was a much ...
Hong Kong claim test series against Kenya in Nairobi | Hong Kong V Kenya
Hong Kong V Kenya 2nd Test | Hong Kong beat Kenya 43-34 in the second of a two-test series at the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi. It was a determined performance for the visitors, who had also led last week in the opening test, before letting Kenya come back to steal a 19-all draw. Ahead of the second ...