World Rugby has announced the schedule for the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019. · Women’s Series increases to six rounds · 2019 world series forms the principle route for Olympic qualification ahead of Tokyo 2020 Mr Ross Mitchell General Manager Asia ...
Hong Kong confirm place in repechage
Hong Kong ran out comfortable 51-0 winners over the Cook Islands in their Asia/Oceania play-off second leg at the Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2019. The Asia Rugby Championship 2018 winners will now take their place alongside ...
Global rugby community invited to join digital revolution
World Rugby has made history by launching the .rugby domain name, kicking-off a digital revolution that will deliver multiple promotional benefits to the global rugby community. World.Rugby seamlessly replacing worldrugby.org with .rugby domain name World Rugby unions and regions can avail ...
HKG advance to final stage of Rugby World Cup 2019 Qualification
Hong Kong V Cook Island , Hong Kong beat Cook Islands 51-0 today at Hong Kong Football Club to secure their place in the final four-team qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019. That tournament will take place in November in France. While Hong Kong only needed to avoid a loss of more ...
Repechage beckons for hosts Hong Kong
Hong Kong V Cook Islands, Hong Kong are set to take on the Cook Islands this weekend, with one foot already at the repechage for Rugby World Cup 2019. Having recorded their first ever Top 3 title, Hong Kong progressed to meet the Cook Islands for a place in the repechage in November. Last ...
Pools announced for Asian Games , Asia Rugby
The official draw for the Asian Games 2018 took place on Thursday in Jakarta, with 12 men’s and eight women’s sides involved. The draw conducted by Ross Mitchell, General Manager for Asia Rugby, saw the pools determined for the competition that takes place on 30 August – 1 September. In ...
Red-hot Volcanoes enjoy rankings rise
Back-to-back victories over Singapore have resulted in the Philippines clinching the Asia Rugby Championship Division I title and a three-place rise in the World Rugby Rankings. The Volcanoes beat Singapore 38-12 in the return leg in Laguna having won the first match 32-24, to ease to a 70-36 ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 Impact Beyond legacy program unites Japan rugby community
The Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee and Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) announced the launch of the Dream Beyond 2019 Future Plan under the umbrella of World Rugby’s global tournament legacy program - Impact Beyond 2019. The plan will see the Organising Committee and JRFU working ...
Hong Kong claim upper hand in RWC 2019 qualification with win over Cook Islands
Hong Kong claimed the upper hand in its Rugby world Cup 2019 qualification battle with the Cook Islands after a comprehensive 26-3 win in the first of a two-match play-off series. It was the first ever test match between the two teams. Hong Kong managed to hold the Cook Islands try-less in ...
“One of the most important games in Hong Kong rugby history” – Jones
Hong Kong and Cook Islands meet for the first time in international rugby in Rarotonga on Saturday with both teams chasing a place in the RWC 2019 global repechage in November. The return leg is in Hong Kong next Saturday with the winner on aggregate staying in contention for the 20th and final ...