After a 12-year contribution to Hong Kong rugby, Dai Rees has announced that he is stepping down from his role as Chief Rugby Officer of the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) effective 1 July. “The HKRU and our thriving local rugby community owe a great debt to Dai for his dedication and commitment. ...
Asia Rugby Cancels June’s Mid-Year Council Meeting and Competitions scheduled during the first half of the year 2020
Asia Rugby Cancels June’s Mid-Year Council Meeting and Competitions scheduled during the first half of the year 2020 In continuous efforts to set the welfare, health and well-being of players, fans, officials and administrators at the forefront, Asia Rugby is taking all appropriate measures to ...
Project Integrity by Bangladesh Rugby
This article about the "Project Integrity by Bangladesh Rugby" has been kindly provided by Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union. Bangladesh Rugby has activated the rugby community to help provide immediate relief to the day labourers and low-income families affected by the lockdown due to the ...
Indonesia Rugby , JICA and RKU Successfully Promote Rugby in 8 Provinces
The following article about Indonesia Rugby, JICA and RKU Promotion of rugby in 8 Provinces has been kindly submitted by Indonesia Rugby. PRUI (Indonesian Rugby Union Association) and Ryutsu Keizai University (RKU) from Japan successfully introduced Rugby to 3,707 children in 8 (eight) different ...
Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo postponed
Asia Rugby President Mr Qais al Dhalai, on Tuesday, welcomed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and issued the following statement expressing solidarity with all involved. "We at Asia Rugby welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee’s decision ...
Asia Rugby leads the way in Get Into Rugby numbers.
71% of all global Get into Rugby numbers reported up to 29 February 2020 came from Asia Rugby unions Asia Rugby member union continued to lead in participation numbers recorded through the Get Into Rugby Programme. Asia Rugby unions contributed 71% of the global GIR numbers. The Asia Rugby ...
World Rugby update on COVID-19 response measures
World Rugby has today announced further action in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. After detailed and constructive dialogue with the respective host and participating unions, and with the wellbeing of the global rugby family at heart, the following events have been postponed: The ...
Asia Rugby says Farewell to Ross Mitchell
Ross Mitchell, General Manager of Asia Rugby, will be retiring from Asia Rugby at the end of this month. He has been involved with rugby in Asia for over 45 years. Ross arrived in Hong Kong in 1975 and started playing for the Police Rugby Club. In the late 80s he 'took up the whistle’ and went on ...
Junior Japan end Fiji Warriors’ dominance at Pacific Challenge
Junior Japan put the disappointment of three consecutive runners-up finishes behind them to beat four-time reigning champions Fiji Warriors 21-12 and claim their first World Rugby Pacific Challenge title in Suva on Saturday. It brought to an end the Warriors' incredible 15-match winning run in ...
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series postponed
World Rugby has taken the decision to postpone the women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series tournament that was due to be played in Stellenbosch on 28-29 March in response to the continued COVID-19 situation.The health and safety of participating teams, tournament event staff and spectators ...