Pakistan Women’s Rugby 7s team is ready to compete in the Asia Rugby women’s Trophy this year. The national squad's preparation was boosted by expert coaching assistance from Susan Dawson, a former Black Fern and currently Development Coach for Northland Rugby Union's premier women's team – New ...
Japan win Bronze medal At Youth Olympic Games #YOG
Three days of thrilling rugby sevens action came to a conclusion on Monday with The Japan Junior 7s claiming the bronze medal as they convincingly beat South Africa 28-5 in the bronze medal match, Stand our player for Japan was Taisri Knoshi one of the highest scorers of the tournament with 7 ...
Triple double completed for Japan in Colombo
Japan Asian Sevens Champions. The third and final round of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Sri Lanka was won by Japan, who beat Hong Kong 19-5 for a third successive time in a Cup final. Having lost to Hong Kong in the gold medal final at the Asian Games Japan have bounced back to lift all three ...
Japan women complete clean sweep in series finale ARW7s
The Sakura Sevens beat Hong Kong – in the final to record an impressive third Cup title from three on the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Having beaten China, Kazakhstan and now Hong Kong in the three respective finals Japan’s form continued in Sri Lanka. Honoka Tsutsumi got Japan off to a ...
Sri Lanka thrive in home sevens environment as semi finalists confirmed in Colombo #AR7s
Sri Lanka were one of four sides to maintain 100% records at the end of day one of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Colombo. Having finished third in Hong Kong and sixth in Korea, Sri Lanka will be hoping to reach their first Cup final of the series, and their two victories will give them ...
World Cup ticket sales helping girls be girls in Laos and Vietnam
In countries where it is common for girls to walk eight kilometres to school or work before facing the prospect of early marriage, there is no notion of sport as a cultural norm. For many girls and boys in Laos, a mountainous, landlocked country in south-east Asia, the norms of childhood as ...
Women’s series finale off to entertaining start in Colombo
Japan won both of their matches on day one of the Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Sri Lanka as they continued their good form in impressive fashion. In the third and final round of the series Japan will be aiming to win a third Cup title on day two and were the only side to maintain a 100% ...
Rugby sevens set to light up Buenos Aires 2018
One hundred and forty-four young men and women, representing 11 countries from World Rugby’s six regional associations, are in Buenos Aires for the third Youth Olympic Games where the rugby sevens competition kicks off on Saturday at the Club Atletico San Isidro sede la Boya. Six men’s and ...
Women’s rugby leaders inspire in Sri Lanka #ARW7s
Australia women’s rugby legend Louise Burrows took part in a special day of events ahead of this year’s Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Series finale in Sri Lanka. On Friday Burrows was a guest speaker alongside World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby at a special captain’s breakfast for the eight ...
Asia Rugby U19 tournaments schedule announced
Chinese Taipei will host this year’s Asia Rugby U19 Championship and the Division I will be hosted by Thailand the schedules for both tournaments in December have been announced. Asia Rugby Under 19 Championship Division 1 Division 1 Fixtures and Results >>>> Division I sees four ...