Japan rugby got another big boost this past weekend with the Sakura 7s team regaining their spot on the Women's World Sevens Series thanks to a 22-10 win over South Africa in the final of the qualifying tournament. The result was particularly timely as the Land of the Rising Sun hosts the net leg ...
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Japan in pole position in Hong Kong qualifiers | World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series qualifier
Japan impressed on day one of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualifier in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the battle for a place on next year's series intensified in So Kon Po. Friday's quarter finals will see unbeaten Japan play China, South Africa take on Papua New Guinea, Belgium play ...
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier will be held on Thursday and Friday, 6-7 April, at So Kon Po. The Semi Finals and Cup Final will be played inside the Hong Kong Stadium as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The winner of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier ...
Schedule confirmed for Kitakyushu Sevens
The pools and match schedule have been announced for the first ever round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Japan, the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens on 22-23 April. The 11 core teams will be joined by invitation team Japan for the fourth round of the 2016-17 series at the new Mikuni World ...
South Korea Victorious in Vientiane
South Korea women saved their best performance for last sweeping aside the tournament second seeds, India in the final match of the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Trophy, 29-0, in a powerful display of Sevens rugby. And with the win, South Korea secured the promotion spot to the Asia Rugby Sevens Series ...
Indian Women’s Rugby team to play in the Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy
The Societe Generale Indian Women’s Rugby team will compete in the Asian Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy to be held in Vientiane, Laos on 17th & 18th February 2017. The team is supported by Societe Generale, the financial partner of Rugby India and is participating under the aegis of the Indian ...
New-look Japan ready to take on Fijiana
Victory for Japan over Fiji in the second match of the Asia/Oceania WRWC 2017 qualification tournament would result in both the Sakura 15s and hosts Hong Kong making it through to the game’s flagship competition in Ireland next summer.The top two teams will progress to WRWC 2017, and having lost ...
Hong Kong clear first hurdle in Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifying stakes
Hong Kong beat Fiji 45-7 in the opening match of the triangular Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier that also features Japan last night at King’s Park. A Fiji loss against Japan on Tuesday will see Hong Kong advance to its first ever Rugby World Cup in 2017. Natasha Olson-Thorne scored two tries ...
WANG Shao Ing Appointed to World Rugby Women’s Advisory Committee
Asia Rugby congratulates Wang Shao Ing on her appointment to the prestigious World Rugby Women’s Advisory Committee. Shao (Singapore Rugby Union) is currently a Judicial Officer (JO) serving on the Disciplinary Committees of both Asia Rugby and World Rugby. She was most recently appointed to be a ...
Hong Kong crowned first-ever Asia Rugby U18 Girls 7s Champions
The Hong Kong U18 Girls 7s team has been crowned champions of the inaugural Asia Rugby U18 Girls 7s Championship in Dubai. The final was played in an electric atmosphere before a large crowd on pitch 2 at the prestigious ‘7even's Stadium’, which played host over the weekend to both the men and ...