Asia Rugby is delighted to announce the launch of its “Growing the Game Digital Contest”, which will run for 6 months until April 2018. Asia Rugby's member unions are encouraged to submit digital content and prizes will be awarded for best: Written articles; Photos; Videos Under ...
Indo Pacific Rugby Championship – Tokyo Meeting
Representatives from the following World Rugby Full Member unions travelled at the invitation of IPRC to hear the ideas being put forward for the Region to be able to host this high level competition, the Indo Pacific Rugby Championship starting in 2019 Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong ...
Road to RWC 2019 continues as November test schedule confirmed
World Rugby has confirmed details of the November test schedule, including an extensive programme of tier one v tier two fixtures as Rugby World Cup 2019 preparations continue in earnest. World Rugby is committed to assisting unions close the competition gap through targeted high performance ...
Rugby’s inclusion in Indian Universities curriculum and the India University Games
Rugby India announced rugby's inclusion in the Indian Universities curriculum and the University Games calendar. It is a great step forward for the game in the country, building on the success of the #GetIntoRugby programme which provides training & playing opportunities to over 100,000 ...
Asia Rugby Division III East CANCELLED For 2017 And Replaced With The Mekong Cup 2017
Asia Rugby has today announced with great regret the cancellation of the Asia Rugby Division III East in its current format, which was initially scheduled for the 1st and 4th November, 2017 in Vientiane, Laos. While Asia Rugby had exhausted various options to provide a Division III competition in ...
Team Announcement For Singapore Men’s 15s Tour To Sri Lanka
Story Curtesy Singapore Rugby Union Singapore Rugby Union has announced the 23-Men 15s squad that will travel to Sri Lanka from 20-22nd October 2017 for a friendly match against the Kandy Sports Club. The team is into the final phase of their 9 months preparation for the Asia Rugby Championship ...
Strong Financial Statements Reflect World Rugby’s Commitment To Global Investment
World Rugby's 2016 financial statements reflect an organisation that is on-track to meet financial targets for the 2016-20 cycle and committed to significant investment in sustainable growth programmes. An exciting year for the sport that featured rugby sevens’ Olympic Games debut was ...
Japan And China Book Ticket To RWC7s #ARW7s
There were 4 spots remaining in the Women's competition for the Rugby World Cup 7s in San Francisco going into this weekend - 2 for Asia, 1 for North America and 1 for South America. And following an engrossing day 1 action in difficult conditions, Japan women, China women and Kazakhstan women ...
Hong Kong Triumph In Colombo With Extra Time Win Over Japan | #AR7s | Asia Rugby
The Hong Kong men’s sevens team was under significant pressure coming into the third and final leg of the Asia Rugby Seven Series (ARSS) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Having lost to Japan at home in the Cup final of the opening leg and then losing to eventual winners Korea in the semi-final of the ...
RWC Sevens qualification on the line in Colombo #AR7s
Sri Lanka is the last stop on the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in the men’s and women’s events and the final opportunity for the region’s top sides to claim their place at RWC Sevens 2018. The top two from each series will win a ticket to next year’s tournament in San Francisco, and Japan are in pole ...
