Donald Coleman and his Philippines teammates are all set for this weekend’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier. Having beaten Sri Lanka in the third and final round of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series, the Philippines secured enough points to finish third behind Japan and Hong Kong overall and ...
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Triple double completed for Japan in Colombo
Japan Asian Sevens Champions. The third and final round of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Sri Lanka was won by Japan, who beat Hong Kong 19-5 for a third successive time in a Cup final. Having lost to Hong Kong in the gold medal final at the Asian Games Japan have bounced back to lift all three ...
Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour sees Albay Bulkans on the highway to overnight success in the Philippines
Fancy travelling all night in a 14-seater coach, arriving at 6am after a 12-hour journey and then playing your first game four hours later? Meet the Albay Bulkans, the Philippines’ most southerly rugby team in the shadow of the Mayon Volcano, who travelled to the Development Series Sevens at ...
Red-hot Volcanoes enjoy rankings rise
Back-to-back victories over Singapore have resulted in the Philippines clinching the Asia Rugby Championship Division I title and a three-place rise in the World Rugby Rankings. The Volcanoes beat Singapore 38-12 in the return leg in Laguna having won the first match 32-24, to ease to a 70-36 ...
Rugby players from Laos, Vietnam, Philippines and Japan meet for international tag rugby competition at RKU
Young rugby coaches and players from Laos, Vietnam and Philippines will be visiting Japan on 27 June-2 July to take part in the RKU ChildFund Pass It Back Cup. Hosted in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki by Asia Rugby and Ryutsu Keizai University, this is one of many lead-up events to the Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Philippines aim to claim first Division I title since 2012
With two matches to determine the Asia Rugby Division I champion, all eyes will be on Manila this week. The Philippines host Singapore, with the winner claiming the coveted Division I title that was won by Malaysia in 2017. Ranked two places below Singapore, the Philippines are slight ...
Historic Asia Rugby Women’s Championship heads to Singapore
This Saturday the historic Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Divison I kicks off. With India playing in their first-ever international against Singapore in the tournament opener, history will be made from the very start at the Queenstown Stadium. The Philippines are the third team involved ...
Q&A with Isabella Nepomuceno ahead of ARWC Div I
The Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I starts this weekend, with India, Singapore and the Philippines all competing in the historic event. Ahead of the first match between hosts Singapore and India, Asia Rugby spoke with one of the Philippines’ many debutants Isabella Nepomuceno as her ...
Historic day for World Rugby as expanded Council meets for first time
On an historic day for World Rugby, 13 new union and regional association representatives have been welcomed onto an expanded World Rugby Council, the sport’s highest decision-making body. Expanded World Rugby Council convenes in Dublin for annual meeting 13 new members (11 female) ...
Asia Rugby promotes Child Safeguarding in Sport with Safeguarding Working Group
Asia Rugby’s Safeguarding Working Group was launched in 2018 to provide advice and support to its member unions on best practice child safeguarding, in-line with UNICEF’s International Safeguards for Children in Sport. The Safeguarding Working Group sits under Asia Rugby’s Player Welfare & ...