Every year Hong Kong not only plays host to a crucial round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series but also to a thrilling 12-team qualifiying tournament to determine the 15th core team for the following year's series.Last year, Japan beat hosts Hong Kong 24-14 in thrilling fashion to secure their ...
Sri Lanka Tuskers left the island early morning ahead of the World Series Qualifiers in Hong Kong,
Sri Lanka Tuskers left the island early morning ahead of the World Series Qualifiers in Hong Kong, The qualifiers will take place at the famous Hong Kong stadium where all the top tier teams will play at the World Series. The World Series comprises of 10 rounds starting from Dubai 7s and ...
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 ...
Asia will be the centre of the rugby sevens world
Asia will be the centre of the rugby sevens world for the next three weeks as the continent hosts three legs of the World Series. Hong Kong (April 7-9) and Singapore (April 15-16) host the men, while Kitakyushu in Japan hosts the women on April 22-23 as the sevens season reaches its business ...
TOP REF CRAIG JOUBERT ATTENDS ASIA RUGBY’S ANNUAL REFEREES’ CAMP IN HONG KONG
Top World Rugby referee Craig Joubert kindly made time to address Asia Rugby’s panel referees and coaches of match officials (CMO’s) appointed to this year's Asia Rugby Championship (ARC), who attended the 2017 Referees' Camp, held this year in Hong Kong over the weekend of 1st April Some 20 ...
LEBANON CLINCH THE ARC DIVISION III WEST 2017
Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Div 3 , what will arguably be one of the tightest championships in the history of Asia Rugby, Lebanon triumphed in the Division III West Championship today at Dustlik Stadium in Tashkent with a hard fought 24-24 draw with hosts, Uzbekistan. Both teams entered the ...
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 ...
World Rugby Training & CRFA Get Into Rugby Conference. | Beijing, China
World Rugby Training & CRFA Get Into Rugby Conference, 25th & 26th March 2017 Beijing, China The World Rugby & CRFA Get Into Rugby conference themed “Chinese Rugby Family” was hosted at International School Beijing over two days. Close to 100 stakeholders were involved in the ...
LEBANON STEAL VICTORY WITH FINAL PENALTY KICK | #ARC2017 | Iran v Lebanon
Iran v Lebanon In a dramatic climax to the Iran v Lebanon match played at the Dustlik Stadium in Tashkent, the Lebanese captain, Karim Jammal, lead with his boot and kicked a sideline penalty in the dying seconds to clinch victory over Iran winning 25-24. Jammal showed extreme composure in ...
Coaches as Role Models | Pass It Back | Asia Rugby
Bui Van Truong is a 25-year-old from Nuong Dam Commune in Kim Boi District. He graduated with a degree in mathematics from Northwestern University of Education. Currently, he is both a farmer and an Assistant Coach in the Pass It Back program. According to Truong, “I have only coached players for ...