Malaysia may have suffered two defeats in their opening two Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 matches, but they have won many fans for their performances. A defeat to Korea and Hong Kong has all but ended their hopes of winning the tournament and continuing their Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification ...
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Guam off to a flyer in Division III East Brunei V Guam
Guam got their Asia Rugby Championship Division III East campaign off to a winning start, beating Brunei 66-12 on Tuesday. Two tries from Cory Morrison and 17 points from Gerard Aguon secured the win for Guam, ranked 72nd in the World Rugby rankings. Aguon scored six conversions and a try, ...
Guam set for Division III East challenge against Brunei and China
Guam captain Brian Ramiro is ready for his side to take on Brunei in the Asia Rugby Championship Division III East opening match. In a round-robin format, China will also play both sides on Thursday and Saturday to crown the eventual champion. First up, Guam face Brunei and Ramiro says his ...
Brunei in best possible shape for Asia Rugby Championship Division III East
Brunei are set to play their first international in three years as the Asia Rugby Championship Division III East begins on Tuesday. Belapan Stadium will host all three matches in the tournament, starting with hosts Brunei taking on Guam. Alongside these two sides, China will also play both ...
Hong Kong’s road to Rugby World Cup 2019 continues after victory in ARC
Hong Kong got their Rugby World Cup qualification campaign underway with a 67-8 victory over Malaysia in the weekend’s Asia Rugby Championship. With the dust settled on their opening victory, captain James Cunningham is happy with their first of four matches in this year’s tournament. “I am ...
Hong Kong put on a commanding display over Malaysia in ARC 2018
Malaysia v Hong Kong, Hong Kong got their Asia Rugby Championship 2018 campaign off to a winning start with a 67-8 win over hosts Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Even with a heavy downpour an hour before the game, the opening 15 minutes were hotly contested with both sides testing each other’s ...
Asia Rugby helps Singapore Rugby to lead the way in training and education in Asia
In the lead up to the HSBC Sevens World Series, Singapore Rugby hosted a number of workshops and World Rugby courses with a view to improving the standard of rugby across Asia. Participants from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Guam and India took part in the Regional ...
Teams announced for Malaysia v Hong Kong Rugby World Cup qualifier
Malaysia v Hong Kong With less than 48 hours to go until the second match of the Asia Rugby Championship, both coaches have announced their sides. Malaysia and Hong Kong have named strong starting XVs for the all-important ARC match to be played at the National Stadium in Kuala ...
Malaysia enjoying and relishing Rugby World Cup qualifier experience #ARC2018
Although Malaysia suffered a 35-10 defeat to Korea in the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship they won a lot of fans around the world. Having been promoted from ARC Division I to compete in the top tier for the first time the task was always going to be tough. But, despite being ...
Hong Kong set for opening test against Malaysia as ‘fittest’ side in Asia
Hong Kong are set for their Asia Rugby Championship 2018 debut having watched from afar as Korea beat Malaysia 35-10 in the opening match.For the visitors, it will be a chance to show what they are made of in this all-important Championship that is doubling up as the next stage of Rugby World Cup ...