With RWC 2019 ticket sales entering their final stages, international fans set to make up around 33 per cent of total ticket sales, with more than 600,000 tickets to be purchased by visitors from abroad Fans from England, Australia and Ireland make up the top three international ticket ...
Unique insight into women’s rugby in Jordan
Unique insight into women’s rugby in Jordan Following the recent celebration of International Women’s Day, many Asian women were inspired by the stories Asia Rugby highlighted to celebrate. One woman, Farah Ghanman, reached out to Asia Rugby to share her story of how rugby has changed her life ...
Guam connect with Saipan to help grow rugby
Guam Rugby visited the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI) Island of Saipan recently to help raise the awareness of the sport. The opportunity also provided both sides competitive experience as they prepare for the Asia Rugby Championship and Pacific Games respectively. Despite being ...
New-look men’s and women’s World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-23
World Rugby announces a new-look men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which include at least six combined events, as the women’s series increases to eight rounds for the first time in its history over the next four-year cycle. New world series schedule to include at least six ...
FAIR Goes to School in Korea!
In late December 2018, Dulwich College Seoul expressed an interest in hosting a World Rugby FAIR course (First Aid In Rugby), based on recommendations from their international school network. The outcome was that both the Korea Rugby Union and Dulwich College Seoul co-hosted the World Rugby ...
Singapore Rugby Hosts Mega Training and Education Weekend
Singapore Rugby Union together with World Rugby & Asia Rugby hosted the Mega Training and Education Week at the National Youth Institute of Sport and Singapore Sports Institute from 8th to 10th March 2019. 15 Educator course participants from South East Asia and 6 provisional Trainers ...
Hong Kong Sevens 2019 Official Draw
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) held the official draw for the 44th annual Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens (5-7 April) and HSBC World Rugby Men’s and Women’s Sevens Series Qualifiers 2019 tonight at Hysan Place in Hong Kong. Participating guests officiating tonight’s draws were Mr KS ...
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier 2019 Draw Sheet
The HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier will be held on Thursday and Friday, 4-5 April. The opening day of the tournament will be played at So Kon Po, across from the Hong Kong Stadium, while the full second day including the Cup semi-finals and final will be played inside the ...
Ada Milby: Gender equality imperative for Asia Rugby
Asia Rugby are identifying a number of influential women in the region as part of this year’s International Women’s Day. In Ada Milby, Asia Rugby has a World Rugby and Asia Rugby Council Member who updated us on the developments she has seen in the region. Today, the world celebrates ...
Karen So: We want to show that girls can do anything through the power of rugby
To help celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, Asia Rugby is putting a spotlight on some of the inspirational women in the region. In another part of our series, we spoke to Hong Kong captain Karen So after her side became the first Hong Kong side to make it to Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 ...