Philippines aiming for Olympic celebration, Philippines captain Aiumi Ono believes her side have what it takes to qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. This weekend the Philippines are one of eight wome’s sides competing to join Japan at the highest level as Asia’s representative at the ...
China aim for ‘historical’ moment in rugby sevens Olympic qualifier
This weekend China will play host to the Olympic Games qualifier with one rugby sevens women’s team heading straight to Tokyo. With World Rugby Sevens Series experience, and having finished second in this year’s Asia Rugby Sevens Series, hosts China are among the favorites to qualify. Team ...
Thailand set for Olympic dream tilt in China
Thailand Women's Sevens Team Captain Piyamat Chomphumee has given her thoughts on this weekend’s Olympic Games qualification tournament in China. Thailand are in a pool alongside Kazakhstan, Singapore and the Philippines and will be aiming to join Japan in the 12-team tournament next year in ...
Kazakhstan name squad for Olympic Qualifier In Guangzhou
Valerii Popov has named the 12-woman squad for Kazakhstan ahead of this weekend's Olympic Games qualifier in China. Kazakhstan will be one of the favorites this weekend after a strong performance in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series where they finished third behind the already qualified Japan ...
Top Asian women’s teams set for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifier in China
China will host the Asia Rugby women's sevens qualification tournament for The Games Of The XXXII Olympiad this weekend. With eight of the top Asian teams competing for a spot alongside Japan as Asia's representatives, the competition on 9-10 November at the Guangzhou University Town Sports ...
HKRU names 14-strong Women’s Sevens travel squad for Olympic Qualifiers
HKRU Women’s Sevens Squad has been named for this weekend’s Olympic qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Hong Kong are second seeds in Pool A in the Qualifier on 9-10 November 2019 at the Guangzhou University Town Sports Centre Stadium, with the winner earning automatic entry to next summer’s ...
Strategies for game growth headline 14th world rugby general assembly
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has opened the 14th World Rugby General Assembly in Tokyo, praising the Japanese for hosting one of the great Rugby World Cups, thanking the membership for global participation growth and calling on the game to work together to continue to evolve and attract a ...
South Africa to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
South Africa will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting in Tokyo today. In September 2022 the eighth edition of the showcase event will take place in Cape Town in what will be the ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan
Rugby World Cup 2019 finals medals capture the spirit of Japan, following an incredible five weeks of Rugby World Cup action, and with the rugby world counting down to the final weekend of Rugby World Cup 2019, World Rugby and the Japan 2019 Organising Committee have revealed the designs for the ...
Arigato Japan – you have made the World Cup special ありがとうございました
Week by glorious week, Japan's players set new benchmarks for their country and their continent as they qualified from the pool phase as winners, moved into the top eight of the world rankings and competed in their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final. These goals were recited almost like a magic ...
