As the excitement builds for the kickoff of the Asia Rugby season with the Combined Division 1 & 2 Championship 2024, Asia Rugby has announced the group of match officials who will oversee the exhilarating clashes set to unfold at the Racecourse Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With teams from ...
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Excitement Builds as Colombo Prepares to Host Asia Rugby Men’s Division 1
Asia Rugby Division 1 Championship 2024 will kick off the Asia Rugby season with Sri Lanka back in action in what promises to be a very exciting tournament with Sri Lanka hosting Qatar, Kazakhstan and India. Originally, this year’s Asia Rugby Men’s Division 1 was to be contested by Sri Lanka, ...
Qatar and Nepal join World Rugby full membership
Through recent years including the period of COVID-19 both Qatar Rugby and Nepal Rugby have demonstrated a solid commitment to host continental tournaments on their home Soil. Qatar Rugby Federation and Nepal Rugby Association were granted full membership status by the World Rugby during its ...
Nepal, Qatar and Turkey become full members of World Rugby
The ascension of the three national unions from associate members was confirmed at the Annual Meeting of Council on Thursday. Nepal, Qatar and Turkey have been approved as full members at the Annual Meeting of World Rugby Council, which was held virtually on 11 May. Each of the three national ...
Qatar Crowned Champions of Asia Rugby Division 3 West
The Qatar Rugby team emerged as champions of Asia Rugby Division 3 West after defeating Iran 40-12 in a thrilling match held at the Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Qatar team dominated the game with relentless pressure and a solid ...
UAE clinch double gold at the West Asia 7s trophy
The United Arab Emirates men’s and women’s teams impressed at the West Asia 7s Trophy 2021 tournament held in Doha, Qatar as they won bragging rights to the title in both categories. UAE men beat a spirited Iran in the cup final by 38-14 while the UAE women’s team thrashed Qatar by a scoreline of ...
Jordan and Qatar become associate members of World Rugby
The Jordan Rugby Committee, Qatar Rugby Federation and Turkish Rugby Federation have been welcomed as World Rugby associate members, bringing the number of national unions in membership to 127. World Rugby’s supreme decision-making body approved the recommendation of the Executive and Regional ...
Jordan women make history in Qatar Asia Rugby West Women’s Sevens
Jordan, Qatar and Lebanon recently competed in the Asia Rugby West Women's Sevens tournament, with Jordan making history with their first ever international. The tournament was eventually won by Qatar, defending their title, but Farah Ghanma, who was part of the Jordanian side spoke to Asia Rugby ...
Qatar triumph in ARC Division III West
Qatar beat Lebanon 13-10 in an enthralling winner-takes-all final of the Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West in Doha. The win puts an end to Lebanon’s recent success in the competition having won the previous two tournaments in 2017 and 2018. Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West ...
Qatar open with impressive win in ARC Div III West
[ Qatar v Jordan ] Hosts Qatar impressively beat Jordan 77-0 in the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West opener. Both sides will now go on and play defending champions Lebanon before the first piece of silverware in the Asia Rugby calendar is decided. Brook Tremayne gave Qatar an ...