Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...
Qatar
Qatar, Lebanon and Syria make international sevens debuts
Alongside the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West competition, a women’s sevens tournament also took place this week. Hosted by Lebanon, two Lebanese teams competed with both Qatar and Syria on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the ARC Div III W final between Lebanon and Iran. All three ...
Hosting ARC Div III to boost rugby in Lebanon
While many eyes will be on the first round of the Asia Rugby at the end of April, Beirut will host four teams looking to claim the 2018 ARC Division III West title a few days earlier. Hosts Lebanon will be aiming to defend the title they won in 2017 following a 25-24 victory over Iran and 24-24 ...
First-ever ARST in Qatar to kick off on Friday
Qatar Rugby Reports that the stage is set for the first ever Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy (ARST), an 11-nation continental championship, which will be held on March 3 and 4 at the Aspire Rugby Pitch in Doha. Iran, Jordan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand, India, Pakistan, UAE, Singapore and ...
SINGAPORE LOOKING TO SECURE SEVENS SERIES SPOT #ARST
Top seeds Singapore will be looking to put the disappointment of 2016 behind them as they look to bounce immediately back into the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2017 by winning promotion in the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017 #ARST that will take place later this week in Doha, Qatar. The Singapore squad ...
QATAR NATIONAL RUGBY SEVENS TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR ASIA RUGBY SEVENS TROPHY
The Qatar National Rugby Sevens Men’s Squad for this year’s Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy at Aspire Rugby Stadium in Doha has been announced. Qatar National Rugby Sevens Squad will participate at the ARST tournament that will be hosted by the Qatar Rugby Federation at Aspires Warm Up and Rugby Stadium ...
Sevens Trophy to Kick Off the 2017 Asia Rugby Season
The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy 2017 will open the season for Asia Rugby competitions with the women's event taking place in Vientiane, Laos from 17-18 February and the men's event capping off our development Sevens competitions in Doha, Qatar on 3-4 March. This year’s Trophy competitions will be ...
Qatar Host Olympic Gold Medalist Fiji Ahead of Dubai 7s
World Rugby Sevens Series champions and Rio Olympics gold medalists defeated Qatar’s national team, the Camels, 58-14 in an exhibition match played at the Aspire Zone Warm-Up Track in Doha on Sunday. The match was part of the activities lined up for the three-day visit of the Fijian team to the ...