The Hong Kong Rugby Union’s (HKRU) men’s national sevens team has kicked off its preparations for the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers, held as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, with a training camp in Fiji ahead of this weekend’s Coral Coast Sevens. The ...
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Pass it Back Tournament In Vietnam
Pass it back makes news on www.rugby.com.au Article by @MartyCambridge When most people think of Vietnam the last thing that comes to mind is an international rugby tournament, but that’s exactly what’s happening this weekend. The second ever ‘Pass it Back’ Cup will be held in the rural Kim ...
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 ...
SOUTH KOREA CLINCH THRILLER IN MANILA IN ARU19 DIVISION I FINAL
South Korea scored late in the match to take a narrow 14-13 lead against UAE and hold on for the last few minutes of the game to claim victory in the 2016 Asia Rugby U19s Division 1 Championship held in Manila. South Korea qualified for the final beating the Philippines 26-10 earlier in the week ...
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 ...
HONG KONG WIN ASIA RUGBY U19 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING FOR WORLD RUGBY JUNIOR TROPHY 2017
The Hong Kong U19's secured their path to the World Rugby Junior Trophy 2017 today in Kuala Lumpur by putting the hosts, Malaysia, to the sword with another clinical display in wet conditions in their final match of the Championship, 67 - 10. The win allows Hong Kong to join fellow Asian ...
Nepal’s holds its first National Men’s and Women’s Club Rugby 7s
*Nepal Army Club men's, Gorkhali Rugby Club women's teams crowned Nepal Club 7s national champs Nepal's inaugural National Rugby Inter-club Men's and Women's Tournament concluded after tightly contested finals at the National Stadium in Kathmandu, with Nepal Army Club men's and Gorkhali Rugby ...
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 ...
Asia Rugby U19 Div 1 Championships | Singapore Team
The Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) has named the Singapore U19 squad that will travel to Manila for the Asia Rugby Under 19 Division 1 Championship from 13th to 18th December 2016. Teams participating in the tournament are Singapore, United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Philippines. The Team will ...