Hong Kong V Germany, The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) have announced the team for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage against Germany, (in Marseille, France, kick-off at 11.00pm HKG time) on Sunday, 11 November. Favourites Canada will also open their account against Kenya ...
Rugby World Cup 2019
Hosted once every four years, the Rugby World Cup is rugby's centrepiece event. It is the big stage that rugby players from all over the world dream of reaching. Held over the course of seven weeks, it is the 3rd largest sports event in the world after the summer olympics and the Football World Cup.
Tournament Dates 20th September (Fri) - 2nd November (Sat), 2019
Opening Match 20th September (Fri), 2019 Tokyo Stadium
Finals 2nd November (Sat), 2019 Yokohama Stadium, Kanagawa
Where to watch the Rugby World Cup 2019 Repechage
Broadcast schedule confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2019 Repechage Rugby World Cup Repechage to be held at Stade Delort in Marseille Hong Kong, Canada, Kenya and Germany to compete across three match days in November Repechage winner will be twentieth and final qualifying team for Rugby World ...
Hong Kong beat Crawshays in final tune up for RWC2019 Repechage
Hong Kong beat a tough Crawshays RFC invitational XV last night, 35-24, behind a natural hat-trick from in-form full-back Casey Stone at The Gnoll in Neath, Wales. It was the final warm-up fixture for Hong Kong ahead of departing tomorrow for the four-team qualifier to determine the 20th team at ...
Hong Kong attract attention in Wales camp ahead of RWC2019 Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s national team attracted some unexpected spectators in their match against the Newport Gwent Dragons Development squad earlier this week in Wales. Canada coach Kingsley Jones and Germany coach Mike Ford were both in attendance to get some intel ahead of the final ...
Hong Kong approaches final hurdle on Road to Rugby World Cup 2019
A squad of 35 of Hong Kong’s elite rugby players will embark on what is hoped will be a historic tour to Europe on Tuesday evening for the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage in Marseille, France (11-23 November). The winner of the round-robin competition with Germany, Kenya and Canada will advance as ...
Huge month of international fixtures as teams accelerate #RWC2019 preparations
Final Rugby World Cup 2019 spot to be decided at repechage tournament in Marseille as Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Kenya battle for qualification All 19 qualified unions in action during November window as preparations gather pace with less than a year to go World Rugby funding an exciting ...
Asia Rugby’s Annual Growing The Game Conference in Fukuoka
Delegates Introduced to Latest Tools at Asia Rugby's Annual Growing The Game Conference in Fukuoka Forty delegates from 22 countries plus representatives from the ChildFund Australia Pass It Back programme in Vietnam are this weekend braving typhoon Chaba in Fukuoka, Japan to attend Asia Rugby’s ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 anthem World in Union
With less than a year to go before Rugby World Cup 2019 ™ kicks off in Japan, tournament organisers have announced Japanese artist Kiyoe Yoshioka’s version of World in Union as the tournament’s official anthem. https://www.facebook.com/asia.rugby/videos/1917583191878309/ The lead ...
Japan 2019 set be most impactful Rugby World Cup to date
Impact Beyond 2019 programme on track to greatly accelerate growth of rugby in Asia 900,000 new rugby participants involved in Asia 1 Million project with one year to go Tag rugby introduced to 1,982 schools in Rugby World Cup 2019 host cities Asia is home to 60 per cent of world’s youth ...
RWC 2019 tickets back on sale as general public application period opens
Rugby World Cup 2019 Tickets are back on sale in Japan after the global window opened today for general public ticket applications. General ticket sales ballot application phase opens from 19 September-12 November Follows unprecedented demand for Rugby World Cup 2019 tickets during initial ...