At this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III West, it wasn’t just the senior side of Lebanon competing against Qatar and Jordan. As well as a travelling U18, U16 and U14 side, the women’s sevens side also competed in the West Asia sevens competition. Having hosted the tournament in 2018, ...
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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 ...
Japan impress as Asian teams all progress
Japan women won all three of their HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series qualifier matches in a hotly contested day of competition. Having been relegated from the series last season they will be hoping for an automatic return to the series and will face hosts Hong Kong on day two in the quarter ...
Five on debut for World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) today announced the squads to compete in the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers, played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The men’s qualifier will be played from Friday to Sunday, 5-7 April, in the Hong Kong Stadium, ...
Karen So: We want to show that girls can do anything through the power of rugby
To help celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, Asia Rugby is putting a spotlight on some of the inspirational women in the region. In another part of our series, we spoke to Hong Kong captain Karen So after her side became the first Hong Kong side to make it to Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 ...
China continues to expose young players to world-class opposition
With only a week to go until the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series resumes again in Sydney, four teams will get an early run-out in the Women's Fast Four Tournament in Hamilton, an invitational event which takes place during the men's series event at FMG Stadium. World champions and series ...
Women Win launch the Made to Play Fund
Are you a young woman, or know a young woman, who is empowering girls through sport? Women Win is excited to be partnering with supermodel Adwoa Aboah, Gurls Talk and Nike to launch the Women Win Made to Play Fund, which is aimed at getting and keeping girls physically active. The fund will ...
Rugby Helping Young Women In Pakistan
[Pakistan Rugby], How In Pakistan, women are defying gender norms and traditional economic pathways to become professional rugby players – even allowing some of them to earn more than anyone else in their family. At a rugby ground in Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city, a group of young women ...
The second Singapore Life Girls Rugby TRC Cup a great success.
"The second Singapore Life Girls Rugby Tanglin Rugby Club Cup took place 0n the 8-9 December 2018. Beekay Delos Santos from Davao Rugby in the Philippines was enthusiastic. "We are very pleased seeing an all-girls tournament and for us to participate in such an event. The organizers have achieved ...
Successful Women’s Forum held as Asia Rugby celebrate 50th anniversary
A Women in Rugby Leadership Forum was held on 13 December in Bangkok as part of Asia Rugby’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Hosted by Asia Rugby and World Rugby Council member Ada Milby, delegates were able to discuss and celebrate the incredible work being done by Asia Rugby and its member ...