On a sunny day at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017 kicked off with two entertaining contests that went right down to the wire. As they did last year, Junior Japan began with a win, outscoring Samoa A five tries to three to bag the bonus point, while all five points ...
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World Rugby Training & Education Centre opens at Qingdao Experimental High School, Shandong, China
World Rugby, Qingdao City Education Bureau, Qingdao Rugby Association & Qingdao Sharks, unveiled the World Rugby Training & Education Centre at Qingdao Experimental High School in Chenyang District, Qingdao, Shandong, China. Local QD TV Channel 4 and print media were on site to ...
Indian Women’s Rugby team rewarded on International Women’s Day
Rugby India Reports that on the occasion of International Women's Day, Indian Women’s Rugby team was awarded a cash prize of Rupees Three Lakhs for their recent achievement of winning Silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy held at Vientiane, Laos on 17th & 18th February 2017. On behalf of the ...
PHILIPPINES VOLCANOES DOMINATE IN DOHA
The Philippines Volcanoes trounced Thailand 41-7 to emerge as runaway winners in the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017 tonight at the Aspire Warm Up Track and Rugby Stadium in Doha. In the final, Philippines led by top scorer Daniel Matthews (16 points) were simply unstoppable as they surged to a ...
First-ever ARST in Qatar to kick off on Friday
Qatar Rugby Reports that the stage is set for the first ever Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy (ARST), an 11-nation continental championship, which will be held on March 3 and 4 at the Aspire Rugby Pitch in Doha. Iran, Jordan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand, India, Pakistan, UAE, Singapore and ...
India to compete in the Asia Men’s Rugby Sevens Trophy at Doha
Rugby India reports that the Indian men’s Rugby team will compete in the Asia Men’s Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017 to be held at Aspire Rugby Field, Doha, Qatar from Friday 3rd March & Saturday 4th March, 2017. The team will participate under the aegis of the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the ...
Chang & Thailand 7s collaboration to be leader of Asia Rugby
In collaboration with Thai Beverage Public Company Limited. or "Chang" brand and Thai Rugby Union launched a press release "Chang and Thailand Rugby Sevens for Asia Rugby 2017 Season Opening" on Tuesday 21st February, 2017 at Meta Room, Rajpruk Sport Club, North Park, Viphavadi-Rangsit Road. In ...
Annual Performance Development Workshop in Tokyo
Forty delegates from 12 member unions are at the Ryutsu Keizai University in Ibaraki, outside Tokyo this week for Asia Rugby’s 3rd, annual Performance Development Workshop. The majority are Trainers & Educators from the World Rugby / Asia Rugby Training & Education Workforce. They will ...
SINGAPORE LOOKING TO SECURE SEVENS SERIES SPOT #ARST
Top seeds Singapore will be looking to put the disappointment of 2016 behind them as they look to bounce immediately back into the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2017 by winning promotion in the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017 #ARST that will take place later this week in Doha, Qatar. The Singapore squad ...
CLEVER RUGBY PLAYERS IN ASIA!
As the Sunwolves begin their 2017 Super Rugby campaign against the Hurricanes in Tokyo on Saturday, spare a thought for some of the Sunwolves players, and a number of others in the Asia Rugby region. Unions such as Hong Kong, Korea and Sri Lanka, who must adapt from current to amended laws, or back, ...