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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Singapore Rugby Holds Immediate Care in Rugby Course
As player welfare being at the heart of Asia Rugby and its member unions’ 'Return to Play' strategy, Singapore Rugby Union conducted the first in-person World Rugby Level 2 Immediate Care in Rugby (ICIR) Course in Asia. Related Link: Player Welfare Medical CommitteeThe course was delivered by ...
World Rugby Launches ‘A Global Sport For All’ Strategic Plan 2021-25
World Rugby has launched ‘A Global Sport for All – True to its Values’, a new strategic plan for the advancement and growth of the sport through to 2025. Plan to guide long-term response to COVID-19 pandemic It is underpinned by a focus on evolving the game, with advancing player welfare at ...
Concussion education driving surge in World Rugby course completions to 1.8m
World Rugby online learning course completions have surged in 2021 with more people per month engaging with the educational materials in the first three months of the year than in any other three-month period World Rugby online learning course completions have surged in 2021 with more people per ...
Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Tokyo Olympics with 100 days to go
Squad of 22 match officials announced for the women’s and men’s rugby sevens competitions at the delayed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Squad of 22 match officials from 12 countries selected for the Olympic Games in Tokyo Inclusion of five international players who have swapped the playing shirt ...
Exco Candidacy Marks First For World Rugby
Asia Rugby Executive Committee Member and Philippines Rugby President Ada Milby could be the first woman to win a seat. Philippines Rugby President Ada Milby is so used to blazing trails, she’s built her career on it. In high school, she was the first female to join the men’s American football ...