One of the ‘Unstoppables’ in World Rugby’s original campaign to promote women in rugby, Norfarahana Aziz was the first to play rugby for Malaysia while wearing a hijab and has inspired other Muslim women to play the game she loves and has given her new opportunities in life. ...
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World Rugby and Mastercard 2023 Youth Unstoppables to change the game
World Rugby and Mastercard have unveiled the team of 2023 Youth Unstoppables from Japan, Madagascar, Tonga, Cayman Islands, the Netherlands and Colombia, celebrating the personality, power and impact of girls across the game as they continue to smash down barriers, challenge gender stereotypes and ...
‘Try And Stop Us For Children’ Having A Global Impact On Road To Rugby World Cup 2021
‘Try And Stop Us For Children’ Having A Global Impact On Road To Rugby World Cup 2021 Pupils at a rural school in the south of France are helping to bring children together from across the globe ahead of Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in 2022. Olivier Reggiani, a teacher and director at Ecole ...
Two Asian Women among the Twelve inspiring women awarded Executive Leadership Scholarships
Executive Leadership Scholarship Global rugby family celebrating International Women’s Day to #BreakTheBias Twelve inspiring women from 12 nations receive transformational scholarships World Rugby’s Women in Rugby plan accelerating positive change on and off the field On International ...
Kazakhstan Women closer to a 7th Rugby World Cup Appearance
- Kazakhstan women's team ranked second in Asia qualify for the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from the 19th – 25th of February 2022 - Hong Kong withdraws from participating in the Asia Rugby Women ...
Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity
The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee’s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its 'Women's Advisory Committee', renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee. In another move ...
Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by “heavy responsibility” to empower women in rugby around the world
World Rugby spoke to the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient and Asia Rugby Executive Committee member about an exciting year, in which she has also given birth to her first child. Nahid Biyarjomandi had already achieved more than most would hope to in a lifetime when ...
Anna Yakovleva hoping to fulfil lifetime ambition and guide Kazakhstan to Tokyo 2020
Anna Yakovleva Asia Rugby Unstoppable Ambassador had hoped to sign off from her playing career with a trip to the Olympic Games, but the Kazakhstan women's coach remains confident she can help create history this weekend. Having captained her country to fourth at the Olympic Repechage ...
World Rugby welcomes Mastercard as founding global partner of Women in Rugby and unveils new marketing campaign
World Rugby has announced details of a transformative five-year partnership with Mastercard to accelerate the development of Women in Rugby, which will supercharge the international federation’s ambitious Accelerating the Development of Women in Rugby 2017-25 strategic plan. The ground-breaking ...
Exco Candidacy Marks First For World Rugby
Asia Rugby Executive Committee Member and Philippines Rugby President Ada Milby could be the first woman to win a seat. Philippines Rugby President Ada Milby is so used to blazing trails, she’s built her career on it. In high school, she was the first female to join the men’s American football ...