Humphrey Kayange was preparing for the penultimate event of the 2008-09 World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham when he received a momentous request. An email had pinged into his account inviting the Kenyan to remain in London after the tournament to join the team that would make rugby’s case for ...
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COVID-19 Restrictions Not Hampering South Korea’s Olympic Preparation
Despite the ongoing restrictions of COVID-19, South Korea’s men's sevens team continue to surge forward in preparation for the 2021 Olympic Games. The team has been running a series of at-home training sessions to ensure all players remain mentally and physically fit during ...
Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo postponed
Asia Rugby President Mr Qais al Dhalai, on Tuesday, welcomed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and issued the following statement expressing solidarity with all involved. "We at Asia Rugby welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee’s decision ...
World Rugby update on COVID-19 response measures
World Rugby has today announced further action in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. After detailed and constructive dialogue with the respective host and participating unions, and with the wellbeing of the global rugby family at heart, the following events have been postponed: The ...
New exhibition on the history of rugby at the Olympics
Ahead of the 2020 Olympics Games, the award-winning World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium has launched a brand new exhibition titled ‘Rugby and the Olympics’, which officially opened at the museum in December. Speakers at this exclusive event included RFU CEO, Bill Sweeney, formerly CEO of the ...
Historic Korea book spot in Tokyo in sudden death thriller #Tokyo2020
Hosts Korea beat Hong Kong 12-7 in the final of the Asia Rugby Olympic Games qualifier to book their spot at next year’s Tokyo 2020. Seongmin Jang will steal the headlines after crossing in sudden death extra time, scoring a length of the field try having turned Hong Kong over on their own try ...
Hong Kong score 106, concede none on day one of Asian Olympic qualifier
The Hong Kong, China men’s sevens squad beat Chinese Taipei, 52-0, in their final pool match of the Asian qualifiers for the 2020 Olympic Games today in Incheon, South Korea. Earlier, Hong Kong beat Malaysia 54-0, posting 106 points in the pool round - without conceding any - to finish as the top ...
Live Streaming Link Asia Rugby Men’s Sevens Qualifier 2019
🏉 Live Streaming Asia Men's Qualifier Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Qualifier 2019 Live Streaming Link Asia Rugby Men's sevens qualification tournament for The Games Of The XXXII Olympiad Day 2 Live Link Day 1 session 2 LINK KO Day 1 LINK ( Link 1)) 9 of the ...
Asia Rugby rugby sevens men’s qualification tournament #Tokyo2020
Korea will host the Asia Rugby rugby sevens men's qualification tournament for The Games Of The XXXII Olympiad this weekend. With nine of the top Asian teams competing for a spot alongside Japan as Asia's representatives, the competition on 23-24 November at the Namdong Asiad Stadium, Incheon, ...
Malaysia squad announced for Olympic Games qualifier #Tokyo2020
Malaysia 7s team will be heading to Incheon, South Korea this week as they will be competing in the Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifier. The two-day tournament on 23-24 November sees Malaysia is in Pool A alongside Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. Fixtures and Results >>>>>>> ...