Japan have moved up three places to 14th in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings on the back of a 52-10 win over Wales on Sunday. Akari Kato and fellow back Iroha Nagata scored a brace of tries apiece as Japan put an inexperienced Wales team to the sword in the first-ever test ...
Japan open June series with win over Romania | Japan v Romania
Japan v Romania , Japan topped Romania 33-21 on Saturday to get their June test campaign off to a winning start. Akihito Yamada, Kenki Fukuoka and Michael Leitch scored tries while Jumpei Ogura kicked four penalties and three conversions from as many attempts. “The game played out as we ...
Global rugby family welcomes IOC Executive Board recommendation | #Rugby7s
World Rugby and the global rugby family are excited by the IOC Executive Board’s decision today to retain all 28 sports that featured at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the 2024 Olympic Games programme. The recommendation, which will be considered at IOC Session in Lima in September, is an ...
Japan, Romania Get Set For Clash in Kumamoto | Japan v Romania
[ Japan v Romania ] Japan open their June test window Saturday by taking on Romania at Egao Kenko Stadium, one of the 12 venues for Rugby World Cup 2019. Following the game in the Kyushu city of Kumamoto, Jamie Joseph's side head north to take on Ireland in a two-match series at two other RWC ...
Pass It Back Cup 2017 – Belfast | Impact Beyond 2017 | WRWC2017
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is set to inspire young female rugby players from disadvantaged communities in Asia, with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), World Rugby, and Child Fund Pass It Back giving them the opportunity to visit Ireland and take part in an international rugby ...
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings, Hong Kong ended their Asia Rugby Championship 2017 campaign with a 39-3 win over Korea at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground on Saturday. Having beaten the same opposition 43-17 in Incheon a week earlier, the victory ensured Hong Kong of second place ...
Spain beat Hong Kong 41-18 in Valladolid Test | Women’s Rugby
Spain beat Hong Kong 41-18 in a frenetic encounter this afternoon in Valladolid. A disastrous start by Hong Kong helped Spain put the match out of reach early on, as they romped out to a 22-0 lead by the 30th minute. “That start was disappointing as we had talked a lot about how we needed to ...
Hong Kong sweep South Korea to snare second place in Asia | Hong Kong V Korea
Hong Kong beat South Korea 39-3 today at Hong Kong Football Club to claim second in the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). Hong Kong concluded their ARC campaign with a two wins, two losses record after rebounding from a couple of close but ultimately unfruitful encounters against champions ...
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test : Hong Kong coach Jo Hull has announced her selection for today’s test match against Spain (19.00 Hong Kong time), presently ranked seventh in the world. Hull is playing her strongest squad in what is an important benchmark for the team’s development, two ...
Hong Kong stick with starting XV for rematch versus South Korea
Hong Kong’s starting fifteen from last week’s 43-17 win over South Korea have retained their spots for the re-match in Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship finale at Hong Kong Football Club (16.00). “Luckily, we didn’t have any injuries last week and we feel we played reasonably well, so Leigh has ...