Hong Kong’s U20 rugby team lost 84-10 to Namibia at the World Rugby U20 Trophy last night in Bucharest, Romania. Accuracy issues and slow starts to both halves contributed to the loss against Namibia fourth placed finishers in the 2017 World Rugby Trophy tournament. Coach Stephen Dowse had ...
Hong Kong strike gold at the Asian Games
Hong Kong created yet more history at the 2018 Asian Games with a 14-0 win over Japan in the gold medal final in Jakarta. It was Hong Kong’s first-ever gold in the competition having finished as runners-up in 2010 and 2014, ending Japan’s run of three successive gold medals at the same ...
Historic victory for Japan women at the 2018 Asian Games
Japan women won an historic first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games with a 7-0 win over China in an enthralling final in Jakarta. Yume Hirano scored her sixth try of the Asian Games to give Japan a 7-0 lead and that was to be their only score of the match. Keyi Chen scored her 11th of the Games ...
Asian Games 2018 Rugby Sevens Live Scores and Updates
Asian Games 2018 Rugby Sevens Live Scores and Updates Day 3 1st September 2018 Asian Games 2018 Rugby Sevens Live Scores Day 3 Saturday 1st September 2018 All times are Indonesia Local time (+7GMT) Games are delayed by 2 ...
Asia Rugby statement: Asian Games
Asia Rugby wishes to apologise to all the rugby stakeholders for the very unfortunate turn of events at the Asian Games whereby there was a 3 hour suspension of play on the morning of Saturday 1st September. This resulted due to appeals being lodged to the event organisers, the Olympic Council of ...
Medal contest heats up at Asian Games
The semi-finals are confirmed in the men’s competition after a pulsating day of action at the Asian Games in Jakarta. Japan, Sri Lanka, Korea and Hong Kong will compete for the three medals on offer after four enthralling quarter-finals on the second day of competition. Defending gold ...
Semi finals set in women’s competition at Asian Games
The semi finals are set at the 2018 Asian Games with four sides now vying for three medals in the women’s competition. Defending gold medallists China continued their impressive form at the Asian Games and will face Kazakhstan in the first semi final, while silver medallists in 2014 Japan ...
Favourites on course in Asian Games
Japan, Hong Kong and Korea all maintained 100% records in the men’s competition as rugby sevens took centre stage at the Asian Games. The gold medallists for the last three Asian Games, Japan, got off to a flying start on day one, scoring 139 unanswered points in their two wins – 92-0 over ...
Asian Games 2018 Rugby Sevens Live Results Day 1
Asian Games 2018 Rugby Sevens Live Results Day 1 Thursday 30th August 2018 11:00 (W) China 69 v 00 Korea 11:22 (W) Hong ...
Kazakhstan thirsty for more success at Asian Games
Kazakhstan women have medalled in both of the previous women’s rugby sevens events at the Asian Games, and are hoping this year to be no different. In 2010 the struck gold, while fours later it was bronze. And in 2018, Kazakhstan are aiming to continue the ‘honour’ of winning another ...
