What do you tell your team mate when she’s worried about missing the next conversion kick? You might say something generic like, “Don’t worry about the consequences”. As we all know, this is easier said than done. In fact, research has shown that merely supressing thoughts without a focus is quite ...
China continues to expose young players to world-class opposition
With only a week to go until the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series resumes again in Sydney, four teams will get an early run-out in the Women's Fast Four Tournament in Hamilton, an invitational event which takes place during the men's series event at FMG Stadium. World champions and series ...
Royal Welcome for Webb Ellis Cup in Malaysia
Trophy Tour Malaysia, The coveted Webb Ellis Cup was in Malaysia recently as part of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. It was indeed a special occasion for rugby fans and players as they took the opportunity to have a closer look at the trophy that was lifted by the All Blacks in 2015. It ...
Positive steps taken by Bangladesh Rugby for a busy 2019
2019 has already been a successful year for the Bangladesh Rugby FU with the recent Volunteer Coaches Orientation Course. From the course, 32 new volunteer coaches, 13 of which are female, have joined the rugby development team within Bangladesh with a purpose of spreading rugby more widely in ...
Women Win launch the Made to Play Fund
Are you a young woman, or know a young woman, who is empowering girls through sport? Women Win is excited to be partnering with supermodel Adwoa Aboah, Gurls Talk and Nike to launch the Women Win Made to Play Fund, which is aimed at getting and keeping girls physically active. The fund will ...
Tickets on sale for HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019
Sport Singapore, Singapore Sports Hub and the Singapore Rugby Union today announced ticketing details for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019, the eighth stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 which takes place on 13-14 April at the iconic National Stadium. Tickets are on sale now ...
Inspiring start in 2019 for rugby in Kuwait
2019 has begun in an inspiring way with the positive steps from within Asia Rugby continuing. On 12 Jan a World Rugby Level 1 Coaching Course took place in Kuwait with 20 participants taking part in this ground breaking event. It was the first time a coaching course was held inside Kuwait and ...
New Coach Iain Monaghan takes Women’s Sevens squad to Coral Coast Sevens in Fiji
A fresh-faced Hong Kong squad will hope to hit the ground running at the McDonald’s Coral Coast Sevens in Sigatoka, Fiji on Thursday. The team, under new women’s sevens coach Iain Monaghan, and featuring four players on debut out of the 14-woman squad, will look to reprise their Cup final ...
World Rugby and unions advancing evidence-based approach to injury-prevention
In a year set to see the most rigorous tournament player welfare standards ever at Rugby World Cup 2019, the focus areas build on significant progress in the management of injuries, particularly concussion, (the latest Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project for the English elite game ...
Get into rugby helps rugby to grow in Malaysia
Rugby in Malaysia has grown impressively over the past few years. Thanks to the efforts of the Get Into Rugby (GIR) Trainers who had tirelessly educating the children around the country. With some former national players involving in the program, rugby is now one of the biggest sports in ...
