Rugby World Cup pool draw is a defining moment for all teams and fans on the road to RWC 2019. You will be able to follow every moment of the draw live, sharing in the excitement of the build-up and big unveiling. The live pool draw takes place in Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan. Coverage ...
Apollo Perelini looks to take the UAE to New Heights | #ARC2017 D1 #RWC2019 Qualifier
Asia Rugby Championship Division 1 2017 / RWC 2019 Qualifier As we build up towards the forthcoming Asia Rugby Championship Division 1/RWC 2019 Qualifier, this is our first of 4 ‘State of the Union’ reports on the unions playing in Ipoh, Malaysia next week. We start with the 4th seed, promoted from ...
Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Division 1 : Referee Appointments
The annual Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Division 1 tournament kicks off this Sunday in Ipoh, northern Malaysia, which this year is also a qualifier tournament on the pathway to Rugby World Cup 2019, whereby the tournament winner will be promoted to the Asia Rugby Championship next year for a shot at ...
Pakistan Rugby Union Holds L1 Medical Course in Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan Rugby Union hosted its first ever World Rugby Medical Level 1 First Aid in Rugby (FAIR) course in Lahore on April 22nd & 23rd 2017. Two (2) one day FAIR courses were conducted by Dr. Namith Sankalpana (World Rugby Medical Educator), a sports medicine specialist from Sri ...
Japan Defeat Valiant Hong Kong | #ARC2017 | Japan Vs Hong Kong
Japan beat Hong Kong 29-17 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Saturday to move ever closer to securing the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship. But the visitors can take heart from a spirited performance that left coach Leigh Jones ruing what might have been. “From a pure coaching ...
Hong Kong hoping to join the party in Tokyo | M3 Japan Vs Hong Kong
Hong Kong enter the fray Saturday as the Asia Rugby Championship enters Round 3. Japan Vs Hong Kong Leigh Jones' team have travelled to Tokyo where they will take on Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, a Brave Blossoms side that has opened their account with two straight bonus-point ...
Presenters confirmed for RWC 2019 pool draw
With just days to go until fans around the world find out who their teams will play in the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2019, the presenters and participants for the eagerly awaited pool draw have been announced. The draw will take place in the historic Japanese city of Kyoto at the iconic Kyoto ...
Hong Kong squad named for Asia Rugby Championship
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has announced its 32-man squad for the upcoming Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). Ahead of the first test against Japan in Tokyo next week, Leigh Jones, General Manager of Rugby Performance at the HKRU, commented on the squad for this year’s campaign: “We have a ...
RWC 2019 pool draw spotlight: Japan
RWC 2019 pool draw spotlight: Japan As we count down to the pool draw on 10 May, we kick-off our series looking at the Rugby World Cup record of the 12 directly qualified teams for Japan 2019 with the host nation, the first of four teams in band three. JAPAN ON THE RWC ...
Japan run in 12 tries in much improved performance | #ARC2017 | Match2
Japan bounced back from a less-than impressive Asia Rugby Championship opener as they ran in 12 tries to beat South Korea 80-10 on Saturday in Tokyo. Five tries in the first half and seven in the second saw Jamie Joseph's side beat a spirited South Korean side, who to their credit never gave ...
