The pools and match schedule have been announced for the first ever round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Japan, the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens on 22-23 April. The 11 core teams will be joined by invitation team Japan for the fourth round of the 2016-17 series at the new Mikuni World ...
Rugby Camp in Japan for ASEAN children
Smiles and laughter were everywhere to be seen and heard in Shizuoka, Japan on Friday March 17. The Shizuoka stadium was abuzz with activity as 260 boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 15 from ten South East Asian countries were introduced to rugby. Japan Rugby Football Union staff and ...
SLEMAT RAKISAN RIP
SLEMAT RAKISAN Asia Rugby sends its condolences to the family and friends of Slemat Rakisan, who sadly died, aged 57, as a victim of a road accident in Singapore on Thursday, 16th March. A Singapore Police Rugby Club stalwart, Slemat took to match officiating and became a senior referee for a ...
World Rugby announces historic agreement on long-term calendar harmony
Global calendar agreement sets out international schedule from 2020-32. Optimised calendar promotes compelling, competitive and meaningful tests Long-term agreement creates commercial certainty for all unions 39 per cent increase in tier one v tier two fixtures with emerging nations ...
Singapore 7s ready to rock, ruck and rumble.
Rock, ruck and rumble at the iconic National Stadium this April with 16 of the world’s best rugby sevens teams, plus great music, epic rugby and mega fun. Fans will ‘rock’ to the beat under the iconic free-spanning dome of the National Stadium, where air-cooled seats and a family-friendly ...
Asia Rugby Newsletter Lucky Draw Winner
The lucky winner of the Asia Rugby Newsletter Lucky Draw for a pair of tickets (value HK$3,800) for the 3-day Hong Kong 7’s between Friday 7th and Sunday 9th April is Ishan Fernando (Sri Lanka). Congratulations to Ishan. Ishan, please contact Asia Rugby to arrange to collect your prize. Our ...
Excitement builds as draw made for Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong is set for four days of non-stop rugby in April with not only the seventh round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series taking place but also the men's and women's qualifying events for a core team place on the 2017-18 series. Hong Kong 7s Draw The pools were announced for all three ...
Junior Japan Open with a Win in World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017
On a sunny day at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017 kicked off with two entertaining contests that went right down to the wire. As they did last year, Junior Japan began with a win, outscoring Samoa A five tries to three to bag the bonus point, while all five points ...
World Rugby Training & Education Centre opens at Qingdao Experimental High School, Shandong, China
World Rugby, Qingdao City Education Bureau, Qingdao Rugby Association & Qingdao Sharks, unveiled the World Rugby Training & Education Centre at Qingdao Experimental High School in Chenyang District, Qingdao, Shandong, China. Local QD TV Channel 4 and print media were on site to ...
Indian Women’s Rugby team rewarded on International Women’s Day
Rugby India Reports that on the occasion of International Women's Day, Indian Women’s Rugby team was awarded a cash prize of Rupees Three Lakhs for their recent achievement of winning Silver at the Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy held at Vientiane, Laos on 17th & 18th February 2017. On behalf of the ...
