India hosted the Asia Rugby U18s Girls Sevens tournament at the weekend and did so in some style. The hosts finished fourth in the tournament, eventually won by China, one of many success stories to come out of the 12-team event. Not only was the top try scorer Indian, Sweety Kumari ...
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China win historic Asia Rugby U18 Girls event in India
China won the Asia Rugby U18 Girls Sevens tournament beating Hong Kong 28-5 in the final thanks to tries from Weiyan Wang, Jing Dai and Chenjie Ge (2). It was an exceptional event put on by Rugby India and it was a fitting finale for all those involved in Bhubaneswar with more than 15,000 ...
Brunei Women make history with International debut at Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy #ARWST
Brunei Women's Rugby team make their International debut at the Asia Rugby Women’s Seven Trophy being hosted by Brunei Rugby. Asia Rugby had a chance to speak to Brunei Coach Joanne Marshall: AR: How are you preparing for the upcoming tournament? JM: "We have been training weekly and ...
Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy will be streamed live #ARWST
Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy will be streamed live on Asia Rugby’s Facebook page. After the conclusion of a very exciting Asia Women’s Sevens series in Sri Lanka, the action moves to Brunei where 10 teams will compete in the “Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy” which will take place from the ...
Women’s rugby leaders inspire in Sri Lanka #ARW7s
Australia women’s rugby legend Louise Burrows took part in a special day of events ahead of this year’s Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series finale in Sri Lanka. On Friday Burrows was a guest speaker alongside World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby at a special captain’s breakfast for the eight ...
Women’s Trophy provides pathway for Asia teams in Brunei
The Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy will take place on October 20-21 in Brunei, with 10 teams competing in the annual competition. With a place on the main series up for grabs, all 10 teams will be looking to be a part of the top sevens competition in 2019 and play a part in Olympic ...
Japan impress as China lose in Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
Japan and Kazakhstan won both of their matches on day one of the Korea round on the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Following their impressive victory in round one of the series in Hong Kong, the Sakura Sevens continued their impressive form with a 48-0 win over Korea thanks a hat-trick ...
Conference lays foundations for continued growth in Hong Kong
As Samantha Feausi told a conference last weekend, there was little chance she could have predicted the growth of women’s rugby in Hong Kong, or the role she would play in it, when she first picked up a ball 20 years ago. When a 14-year-old Feausi first attended a training session at Valley RFC ...
Japan claim women’s title in Hong Kong showdown
Japan stole the show once more in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, beating China in a thrilling final in Hong Kong. Having won gold at the recent Asian Games, they trailed China 7-0 but tries from captain Chiharu Nakamura, her sixth of the tournament, and Raichelmiyo Bativakalolo ensured ...
Singapore in the spotlight on Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
After their performance in the Asian Games, Singapore women continue their development with three Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series events. The Hong Kong Sevens begins this weekend and Singapore are one of eight women’s teams competing not only for the individual and overall titles, but also for a ...