A Women in Rugby Leadership Forum was held on 13 December in Bangkok as part of Asia Rugby’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Hosted by Asia Rugby and World Rugby Council member Ada Milby, delegates were able to discuss and celebrate the incredible work being done by Asia Rugby and its member ...
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Hong Kong qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy
Hong Kong beat Chinese Taipei 38-5 to claim the Asia Rugby U19 Championship on Tuesday. In the final match of the four-team round-robin competition, Hong Kong scored six tries to the hosts one and claimed a bonus point victory. Toby Jurecka scored two tries while Paul Altier scored 13 ...
Singapore win Asia Rugby U19 Division I title
Singapore beat hosts Thailand 19-15 in the final of the Asia Rugby U19 Division I tournament at the Bang-Bon Stadium in Bangkok. The win means Singapore are promoted to the 2020 Championship where they will compete for a spot at the World Rugby U20 Trophy. Tries from Liam Postlethwaite and ...
2,500 people ‘Get Into Rugby’ in Nepal ,Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour
• 2,500 people took part in a Get into Rugby festival at Kathmandu’s Tundikhel Park • The event was part of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour, the first time the Webb Ellis Cup has visited Nepal • The trophy reached its highest point to date - 5,500m up in the Himalayas • Trophy Tour also ...
Hosts Malaysia Win Asia Rugby Under 18 Boys 7s
Host union Malaysia won the Asia Rugby Under 18 Boys 7s yesterday after 2 hot days of competition at the EduCity Stadium in Johor Bahru Malaysia. The 7 team competition was a round robin format with all teams playing each other once. The penultimate round saw Malaysia facing off against an ...
Nepal welcomes the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour
Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour Nepal Webb Ellis Cup visits Nepal for the first time as part of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour The trophy has visited Kala Patthar, 5,500m up in the Himalayas, which is higher than Everest Base Camp - the highest point the trophy has ever reached Nepal ...
Iran women’s Rugby ready for International XVs Rugby
Iran bid to Enter a national XVs team in International competition got a boost by it successfully Hosting the 2nd Iran National Women’s XVs Championship this year The First Women's Rugby Series - 15s 2018 in Iran from 31 October -2 November, Four teams from all over Iran participated in this ...
Hong Kong v Kenya Watch LIVE broadcast
Watch LIVE broadcast of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Repechage • Hong Kong v Kenya at 13:00 (GMT+1), Canada v Germany at 16:00 (GMT+1) on 17 November • Canada and Germany victorious on first match day • Rugby World Cup Repechage being held at Stade Delort in Marseille • Repechage winner will be ...
World Rugby Museum Hosts Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan
As the rugby world turns towards the land of the rising sun in anticipation of Asia’s first Rugby World Cup, the World Rugby Museum is hosting a new special exhibition ‘Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan’. The Reg Clark (Rhino Rugby ) officially opened the Exhibition in ...
Lebanon welcomed as associate members of World Rugby
Lebanon welcomed as associate members of World Rugby Fiji and Samoa unanimously elected onto Council after meeting new governance criteria Fiji and Samoa join Georgia, Romania and USA on expanded Council World Rugby Chair hails historic day for rugby Council approved the recommendation ...