The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) today announced the squads to compete in the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers, played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The men’s qualifier will be played from Friday to Sunday, 5-7 April, in the Hong Kong Stadium, ...
Asia Rugby Championship is vital for Jordan Rugby #ARC2019
John Mataira heads into the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West as Jordan’s new head coach. Jordan will compete against Lebanon and Qatar for the first piece of silverware in this year’s Asia Rugby Championship. Asia Rugby Championship Page >>>>> Link Fixtures and ...
Lebanon will aim for ARC Div III West title defence #ARC2019
Lebanon will take to this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West aiming for a third consecutive title. Having beaten Iran 29-7 in the final in 2018, this year they face matches with Qatar and Jordan for the first Asia Rugby Championship silverware of the year. Asia Rugby Championship ...
Afghanistan Rugby hold historic elections
The governing body of rugby in Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Rugby Federation, held elections at its Annual General Meeting to elect new office bearers to continue progressing the work done in the country. Union Page: www.asiarugby.com/unions/afghanistan/ Aga Hussain, President of Asia Rugby, ...
International rugby fans set to descend on Japan for RWC 2019
With RWC 2019 ticket sales entering their final stages, international fans set to make up around 33 per cent of total ticket sales, with more than 600,000 tickets to be purchased by visitors from abroad Fans from England, Australia and Ireland make up the top three international ticket ...
Unique insight into women’s rugby in Jordan
Unique insight into women’s rugby in Jordan Following the recent celebration of International Women’s Day, many Asian women were inspired by the stories Asia Rugby highlighted to celebrate. One woman, Farah Ghanman, reached out to Asia Rugby to share her story of how rugby has changed her life ...
No room for error: Learning skills implicitly
Learning a new skill in sport is always challenging. Beginners often learn by observing their coaches perform a kick or tackle effortlessly. But when they begin to try it out themselves, it’s effortful and erroneous - like my first few months playing rugby! If the first pass is too high, the ...
Guam connect with Saipan to help grow rugby
Guam Rugby visited the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI) Island of Saipan recently to help raise the awareness of the sport. The opportunity also provided both sides competitive experience as they prepare for the Asia Rugby Championship and Pacific Games respectively. Despite being ...
New-look men’s and women’s World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-23
World Rugby announces a new-look men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which include at least six combined events, as the women’s series increases to eight rounds for the first time in its history over the next four-year cycle. New world series schedule to include at least six ...
FAIR Goes to School in Korea!
In late December 2018, Dulwich College Seoul expressed an interest in hosting a World Rugby FAIR course (First Aid In Rugby), based on recommendations from their international school network. The outcome was that both the Korea Rugby Union and Dulwich College Seoul co-hosted the World Rugby ...
