Having made history by qualifying for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Hong Kong are on the hunt for a second successive appearance in the showpiece tournament. They will attempt to qualify for the tournament next year and as they prepare for that, they are currently gaining valuable experience ...
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Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I providing pathway to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021
The Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I will double up as part of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 qualification process. In June China, India, Singapore and the Philippines will have an opportunity to take a step closer to qualifying for the women’s showpiece event in New ...
Karen So: We want to show that girls can do anything through the power of rugby
To help celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, Asia Rugby is putting a spotlight on some of the inspirational women in the region. In another part of our series, we spoke to Hong Kong captain Karen So after her side became the first Hong Kong side to make it to Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 ...
Japan Finish Ireland 2017 On A High With Victory Over Asian Rivals Hong Kong
Japan finished Ireland 2017 on a high with victory over Asian rivals Hong Kong to claim only their second win in Women's Rugby World Cup history. #WRWC2017 The Sakura 15 had emphatically beaten Hong Kong twice to win the Asia Rugby Women's Championship crown again in July, but this was a much ...
Womens Rugby World Cup 2017 | 11th Place Play-Off: Japan V Hong Kong
These two nations know each other very well, Japan having emphatically won their two most recent encounters in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship in July. Japan will end a 15-year wait for their second World Cup victory if they can make it three wins this year against the side they also beat ...
Hong Kong’s hunt for first win at Women’s Rugby World Cup continues
Coach Jo Hull’s Hong Kong squad showed it is applying the tough lessons of the pool stages to good effect at the Women’s Rugby World Cup after submitting their best performance against Spain in a 31-7 loss last night in Belfast. Hong Kong V Spain The 31-7 scoreline belies what was a pulsating ...
Hong Kong Put First Points On Board In Positive Performance Against Wales | Womens Rugby World Cup
Natasha Olson-Thorne became the first Hong Kong player to score a try in a Rugby World Cup as her side went down 39-15 to Wales in Dublin on Thursday. Hong Kong meant business from the outset and matched their more fancied opponents for the first 60 minutes, before fading late and letting Wales ...
Womens Rugby World Cup 2017 | Japan V Ireland
Japan’s women had threatened to produce an upset every bit as big as their male counterparts at the last Rugby World Cup as they led 14-0 at half-time after a penalty try and one from Mayu Shimizu. But resilient Ireland bounced back, as they did against Australia in round one, with Fitzpatrick ...
Hong Kong Excited To Face New Zealand At Rugby World Cup 2017
The Hong Kong Rugby Union has named the squad for its second match at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland. After opening the championship against the 2013 runners-up, Canada (ranked 2nd in the world), Hong Kong will now play New Zealand – ranked third in the world, tomorrow (kick-off at ...
#WRWC2017 France v Japan | Asia Rugby
France took themselves to the top of Pool C with a 12-try defeat of Japan in the day's final match at Billings Park. The 2014 bronze medallists had the bonus point wrapped up inside 16 minutes against the Sakura 15, flanker Romane Menager scoring a great solo try in the opening minute before ...