Sold-out Tokyo Stadium and massive worldwide television audience set to be delighted by uniquely Japanese opening ceremony Fans advised to plan transport well in advance and arrive early for opening match and all subsequent matches to soak up the unique festival atmosphere Final remaining ...
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Olympians set to make Rugby World Cup history at Japan 2019
In a historic first for the Rugby World Cup, 18 Olympians from nine nations are set to take to the field at Japan 2019, the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia, which begins on Friday when hosts Japan take on Russia at Tokyo Stadium. Three years ago in Brazil, rugby sevens made an explosive ...
Stage set for spectacular Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan with 100 days to go
With 100 days to go the stage is set for “very special and game-changing” Rugby World Cup 80 per cent of available tickets sold with unprecedented demand from fans in more than 170 nations Impact Beyond legacy programme has attracted 1.16 million new rugby participants in Asia Milestone ...
International rugby fans set to descend on Japan for RWC 2019
With RWC 2019 ticket sales entering their final stages, international fans set to make up around 33 per cent of total ticket sales, with more than 600,000 tickets to be purchased by visitors from abroad Fans from England, Australia and Ireland make up the top three international ticket ...
Land rover and japan rugby join forces to help grow the game ahead of RWC2019
Land Rover, proud Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC2019), and Japan Rugby Union have today announced a new partnership which sees Land Rover become the first official partner of Impact Beyond, the legacy and rugby development programme of World Rugby™ in the build-up to Rugby World Cup ...
Royal Welcome for Webb Ellis Cup in Malaysia
Trophy Tour Malaysia, The coveted Webb Ellis Cup was in Malaysia recently as part of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. It was indeed a special occasion for rugby fans and players as they took the opportunity to have a closer look at the trophy that was lifted by the All Blacks in 2015. It ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 on track to be a game-changer
World Rugby completed final Rugby World Cup 2019 review of 2018 World Rugby pleased with strong progress over the year Stage now set for one of the great game-changing Rugby World Cups Productive Team Managers’ Meeting demonstrates excellent operational progress World Rugby believes ...
Hong Kong lose arm wrestle with Germany in RWC2019 Repechage opener
Hong Kong lost a tense encounter against Germany, 26-9, last night in Marseille, France in the opening match of the RWC2019 Repechage The final result flattered the Germans somewhat, with the score tied 9-9 after 60 minutes, before a yellow card dished out to flanker Kane Boucaut created the ...
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 ...
Japan 2019 set be most impactful Rugby World Cup to date
Impact Beyond 2019 programme on track to greatly accelerate growth of rugby in Asia 900,000 new rugby participants involved in Asia 1 Million project with one year to go Tag rugby introduced to 1,982 schools in Rugby World Cup 2019 host cities Asia is home to 60 per cent of world’s youth ...