This article about the Sri Lanka men's sevens squad has been kindly submitted by Sri Lanka Rugby Sri Lanka have named a squad of 12 players for the Asia Sevens Series 1st leg 2019 to be held in South Korea on the 31st August and 1st September 2019. Fixture and ...
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Asia Rugby Sevens bumper season starts this weekend in Jakarta
A bumper Asia Rugby Sevens calendar begins this weekend in Jakarta with the next few months one of the busiest in history. Over the course of the next few months, 74 teams from 25 unions will participate in one of the Asia Rugby Sevens events, 34 of which are women’s sides. This weekend ...
All eyes on qualifier for Hong Kong says Neville
After reaching the final of the Borneo Sevens last weekend, attention turns to this weekend’s World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier for Hong Kong. Having it played on home soil gives them a boost with the qualifier being played alongside the main series competition once more. In 2018 ...
Five on debut for World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) today announced the squads to compete in the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers, played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The men’s qualifier will be played from Friday to Sunday, 5-7 April, in the Hong Kong Stadium, ...
Asia Rugby awards brings curtain down on history year
As Asia Rugby celebrated its 50th anniversary in Hong Kong, this year’s Asia Rugby Awards brought the curtain down on an historic year. With the first-ever Rugby World Cup in Asia in 2019 and the Olympics with rugby sevens included also in Asia in 2020, Asia Rugby are proud to be at the heart of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Squads and fixtures announced for Asia Rugby Sevens Series decider
The squads and fixtures have been named and announced for the third and final round of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Sri Lanka. Series leaders Japan women are unchanged as they look to complete a hat-trick of titles with the likes of the impressive Yume Hirano, Chiharu Nakamura and leading ...
Asia Rugby Sevens Series decider to be streamed live #AR7s #ARW7s
The third and final round in this year’s Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Sri Lanka will be streamed live on Asia Rugby’s Facebook page. With both the men’s and women’s competitions culminating this weekend in Sri Lanka there is a buzz around the sport following the recent Asian Games where Japan ...
Three teams unbeaten in Korea
Asia Rugby Sevens Series Korea 2018 , Japan, Hong Kong and China maintained 100% records at the end of an enthralling day of action in Korea. With round two of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series well underway, all three sides will be aiming to claim the second Cup title of the series on day ...