The Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee and Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) announced the launch of the Dream Beyond 2019 Future Plan under the umbrella of World Rugby’s global tournament legacy program - Impact Beyond 2019. The plan will see the Organising Committee and JRFU working ...
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
Rugby players from Laos, Vietnam, Philippines and Japan meet for international tag rugby competition at RKU
Young rugby coaches and players from Laos, Vietnam and Philippines will be visiting Japan on 27 June-2 July to take part in the RKU ChildFund Pass It Back Cup. Hosted in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki by Asia Rugby and Ryutsu Keizai University, this is one of many lead-up events to the Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Japan on track to host a very special Rugby World Cup 2019
Japan on track to host a very special Rugby World Cup 2019 Preparation on track ahead of year to go milestone Exceptional domestic and global ticketing demand with more than two million applications to date Over 500,000 participants in Asia 1 Million legacy project World Rugby has ...
Joseph names side to play Italy in 1st test
Japan v Italy, Michael Leitch will lead a Japan side that contains a mixture of youth and experience when they play Italy on Saturday at Oita Bank Dome in the first of two tests. Leitch, who will be winning his 54th cap, lines up at openside flanker alongside two of the form players in this ...
Hong Kong V Korea: Teams named for crucial Top 3 finale
Hong Kong V Korea, The teams have been named for the upcoming Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 finale between Korea and Hong Kong. For hosts Hong Kong they know a win will ensure they win a first-ever Top 3 and progress to face the Cook Islands in the next stage of Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Webb Ellis Cup set to visit the Great Wall of China as the #RWC2019 Trophy Tour arrives in Beijing
The Webb Ellis Cup will visit schools, the historic Chinese home of rugby; the China Agricultural University, and hosts a Get Into Rugby training session at the Great Wall of China. • The sixth leg of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour arrives in Beijing • The Tour aims to inspire rugby’s next ...
Squads declared for all-important Rugby World Cup qualifier between Hong Kong and Malaysia in ARC Top 3
The squads have been named for the fifth and penultimate match of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship between Malaysia and Hong Kong. Perhaps with one eye on next weekend’s showdown with Korea, Hong Kong head coach Leigh Jones brings in no fewer than 11 new faces from their win over ...
Hong Kong v Malaysia Rugby World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
With just two matches left of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, the race for Rugby World Cup qualification is set to step up a gear. Malaysia come into the match having suffered three defeats and therefore can’t win the Championship and progress to the next stage of qualification – a ...
Malaysia v Hong Kong Rugby World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
Malaysia v Hong Kong , The second match of the ARC 2018 Championship will be streamed live on Asia Rugby’s Facebook page. Hong Kong are the second side to travel to play Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, the 87,5000 capacity stadium built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. With more ...
Lebanon defend ARC Div III W title #ARC2018
Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...