Asia will be the centre of the rugby sevens world for the next three weeks as the continent hosts three legs of the World Series. Hong Kong (April 7-9) and Singapore (April 15-16) host the men, while Kitakyushu in Japan hosts the women on April 22-23 as the sevens season reaches its business ...
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Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 tickets on sale as pool schedule confirmed
Tickets for the pool stage of Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 go on sale today (Monday 9 January) at 09:00 (GMT) on Ticketmaster with match schedules now confirmed. The world's top players will battle it out for supremacy of their respective pools with games taking place across two venues in ...
Four Tests Confirmed for Japan in 2017
Japan’s calendar for 2017 became a lot clearer with confirmation of four tests for the Brave Blossoms. Romania will be the first opposition for Jamie Joseph’s team when they visit Japan for a game on June 10. The Oaks will be followed to these shores by Ireland, who play a two-test series on ...
Hong Kong handed stiff test at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 after loss to Japan
Hong Kong will face New Zealand, Canada and Wales at next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup after Jo Hull’s side produced a courageous display in Saturday’s final qualifier for the 2017 tournament losing 20-8 to Asian champions Japan. Both sides had already secured qualification for the 12-team ...
Japan and Hong Kong qualify for Women’s World Cup
Japan will return to the Women's Rugby World Cup stage for the first time in 23 years after qualifying for next year's flagship tournament in Ireland courtesy of a 55-0 win over Fiji in Hong Kong. Not since the inaugural two tournaments in 1991 and 1994 have Japan competed at the highest level of ...
New-look Japan ready to take on Fijiana
Victory for Japan over Fiji in the second match of the Asia/Oceania WRWC 2017 qualification tournament would result in both the Sakura 15s and hosts Hong Kong making it through to the game’s flagship competition in Ireland next summer.The top two teams will progress to WRWC 2017, and having lost ...
Hong Kong clear first hurdle in Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifying stakes
Hong Kong beat Fiji 45-7 in the opening match of the triangular Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier that also features Japan last night at King’s Park. A Fiji loss against Japan on Tuesday will see Hong Kong advance to its first ever Rugby World Cup in 2017. Natasha Olson-Thorne scored two tries ...
Hong Kong ready for Fiji face-off in Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier
Hong Kong women’s national coach Jo Hull will encourage Hong Kong to stick to their own game despite Fiji’s expected physical superiority in Friday’s crucial 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifying opener at King’s Park. Hong Kong are hosting the three-team round-robin tournament this month which ...
Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier Hong Kong
Hong Kong are ready to grab their 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup dream with “both hands” according to coach Jo Hull ahead of December’s key qualifiers against Fiji and Japan in Hong Kong. Hull’s side host the three-team tournament that will determine the final two teams from Asia/Oceania for ...
World Sevens Series: Appointment of Asia Rugby Referees
World Sevens Series: Appointment of Asia Rugby Referees Two male and one female Referee from Asia have been appointed onto the World Sevens Series match officials panels for the 2016-2017 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Nori Hashimoto, Sukurako Kawasaki (JRFU) and Matt Rodden (HKRU) appointed ...