It is advantage Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the race for the Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Div 1 title – and the chance to make further progress on the road to RWC 2019 – after opening wins over the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines respectively. Jone Nasalo was the toast of the Malaysian ...
Japan win ARC | #ARC2017
Japan beat a battling Hong Kong 16-0 0n Saturday to win the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship. The victory – together with an earlier win over the same opponents in Tokyo and home-and-away victories over South Korea – see the Brave Blossoms finish their campaign with 19 points from a possible ...
Japan take on Hong Kong needing just 1 pt to lift trophy | Hong Kong vs Japan
Japan head into their final game of this year's Asia Rugby Championship knowing they need just a bonus point to secure their 10th straight title since the competition became an annual affair. But they will be up against a Hong Kong side that will have gained a great deal of confidence from their ...
Host Union Malaysia looks to take the spoils | #ARC2017 D1 | #RWC2019 Qualifier
Our final article in this week’s ‘State of the Union’ series is on Malaysia, the host union for the forthcoming Asia Rugby Division 1/RWC 2019 Qualifier, which starts tomorrow in Ipoh. Malaysia sits alongside Sri Lanka in having an entrenched history of Rugby since the ‘Malaya’ colonial days ...
Super Series marks first step for Hong Kong on Road to Women’s RWC
The Hong Kong Women’s national rugby training squad will take their first steps along the road to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland in August with tomorrow’s Super Series match at Hong Kong Football Club (13.30). The women became the first Hong Kong national rugby team to qualify for a ...
Hong Kong name settled squad ahead of home tie with Japan | Hong Kong V Japan
After running Japan close last weekend in a 29-17 loss in Tokyo, Hong Kong coach Leigh Jones has stuck with a largely settled squad for this Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) re-match Hong Kong V Japan at Hong Kong Football Club (16.00). Hong Kong held its own against Japan and even ...
Can top ranked Sri Lanka see off the challengers? #ARC2017 D1 #RWC2019 Qualifier
Ahead of Sunday’s first matches in this year’s ARC Division 1, today’s ‘State of the Union’ report is on the top seeds and one of the region’s oldest unions, Sri Lanka. Always hovering around 40th in the World Rugby rankings and by far the highest of the 4 competing countries, they enter the ...
The Philippines Volcanoes are ready to explode! #ARC2017 D1 #RWC2019 Qualifier
In the 2nd of our ‘State of the Union’ articles, ahead of Sunday’s opening matches in the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship Division 1/RWC 2019 Qualifier in Malaysia, we focus on the Philippines. (Philippines Volcanoes) It may surprise new readers that the Philippines have already been to a Rugby ...
Japan target shock as RWC 2019 draw delivers mouth-watering pools
Hosts Japan will face Ireland, Scotland, the Europe 1 qualifier and Play-off winner in the pool phase of Rugby World Cup 2019 as the official draw delivered the promise of some fascinating fixtures. And in what was a major boost for the event, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, was guest of ...
World Rugby announces historic eligibility regulation reform
A historic programme of reform of rugby’s international eligibility regulation has been approved by the World Rugby Council today at its special meeting in Kyoto, Japan. Regulation 8 change follows detailed review and union consultation and is designed to create a framework that protects the ...
