The Hong Kong Rugby Union have announced the 30-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage tournament in Marseille, France. The winner of the four-team, round-robin tournament with Canada, Germany and Kenya will advance as the 20th and final team at the Rugby World Cup in ...
Match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018
The match schedule for the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018, which takes place on 29 November-1 December, has been confirmed. Dubai again hosts both the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, acting as the men’s series opener and round two of the women’s, following on from in ...
Rugby India host World Rugby medical courses in Bhubaneswar Odisha,
Asia Rugby U 18’s Girls 7’s Championship, hosted for the first time by Rugby India in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, provided the opportunity for Rugby India to host their first World Rugby medical courses in this region. The increasing need for medical support for this regional development of the game ...
Hong Kong beat Crawshays in final tune up for RWC2019 Repechage
Hong Kong beat a tough Crawshays RFC invitational XV last night, 35-24, behind a natural hat-trick from in-form full-back Casey Stone at The Gnoll in Neath, Wales. It was the final warm-up fixture for Hong Kong ahead of departing tomorrow for the four-team qualifier to determine the 20th team at ...
Hong Kong attract attention in Wales camp ahead of RWC2019 Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s national team attracted some unexpected spectators in their match against the Newport Gwent Dragons Development squad earlier this week in Wales. Canada coach Kingsley Jones and Germany coach Mike Ford were both in attendance to get some intel ahead of the final ...
“Everyone in India now knows about rugby – it has changed my life”
India hosted the Asia Rugby U18s Girls Sevens tournament at the weekend and did so in some style. The hosts finished fourth in the tournament, eventually won by China, one of many success stories to come out of the 12-team event. Not only was the top try scorer Indian, Sweety Kumari ...
China win historic Asia Rugby U18 Girls event in India
China won the Asia Rugby U18 Girls Sevens tournament beating Hong Kong 28-5 in the final thanks to tries from Weiyan Wang, Jing Dai and Chenjie Ge (2). It was an exceptional event put on by Rugby India and it was a fitting finale for all those involved in Bhubaneswar with more than 15,000 ...
East Asian Union delegates attend Leading Rugby conference in Kuala Lumpur
Following on from Asia Rugby’s annual Growing the Game conference in Fukuoka , Japan in early October, 11 delegates from 7 unions are this weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the annual Leading Rugby course run by the Regional Association and World Rugby. The course is the third in the 4 ...
Hong Kong approaches final hurdle on Road to Rugby World Cup 2019
A squad of 35 of Hong Kong’s elite rugby players will embark on what is hoped will be a historic tour to Europe on Tuesday evening for the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage in Marseille, France (11-23 November). The winner of the round-robin competition with Germany, Kenya and Canada will advance as ...
Malaysia win Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy Brunei #ARWST
Malaysia Women upset top seed Philippines to win the Asia Rugby Sevens trophy Brunei 2018 and got promoted to Asia’s Rugby premier tournament the Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. In what was an upset, Malaysia beat the Philippines 10-7 in an exciting final. Full Fixtures and Results ...
