Japan head into their final game of this year's Asia Rugby Championship knowing they need just a bonus point to secure their 10th straight title since the competition became an annual affair. But they will be up against a Hong Kong side that will have gained a great deal of confidence from their ...
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Hong Kong name settled squad ahead of home tie with Japan | Hong Kong V Japan
After running Japan close last weekend in a 29-17 loss in Tokyo, Hong Kong coach Leigh Jones has stuck with a largely settled squad for this Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) re-match Hong Kong V Japan at Hong Kong Football Club (16.00). Hong Kong held its own against Japan and even ...
Can top ranked Sri Lanka see off the challengers? #ARC2017 D1 #RWC2019 Qualifier
Ahead of Sunday’s first matches in this year’s ARC Division 1, today’s ‘State of the Union’ report is on the top seeds and one of the region’s oldest unions, Sri Lanka. Always hovering around 40th in the World Rugby rankings and by far the highest of the 4 competing countries, they enter the ...
Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Division 1 : Referee Appointments
The annual Asia Rugby Championship 2017 Division 1 tournament kicks off this Sunday in Ipoh, northern Malaysia, which this year is also a qualifier tournament on the pathway to Rugby World Cup 2019, whereby the tournament winner will be promoted to the Asia Rugby Championship next year for a shot at ...
Japan Defeat Valiant Hong Kong | #ARC2017 | Japan Vs Hong Kong
Japan beat Hong Kong 29-17 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Saturday to move ever closer to securing the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship. But the visitors can take heart from a spirited performance that left coach Leigh Jones ruing what might have been. “From a pure coaching ...
Hong Kong hoping to join the party in Tokyo | M3 Japan Vs Hong Kong
Hong Kong enter the fray Saturday as the Asia Rugby Championship enters Round 3. Japan Vs Hong Kong Leigh Jones' team have travelled to Tokyo where they will take on Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, a Brave Blossoms side that has opened their account with two straight bonus-point ...
Hong Kong squad named for Asia Rugby Championship
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has announced its 32-man squad for the upcoming Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). Ahead of the first test against Japan in Tokyo next week, Leigh Jones, General Manager of Rugby Performance at the HKRU, commented on the squad for this year’s campaign: “We have a ...
Japan run in 12 tries in much improved performance | #ARC2017 | Match2
Japan bounced back from a less-than impressive Asia Rugby Championship opener as they ran in 12 tries to beat South Korea 80-10 on Saturday in Tokyo. Five tries in the first half and seven in the second saw Jamie Joseph's side beat a spirited South Korean side, who to their credit never gave ...
Brave Blossoms host South Korea | ARC2017 | Game 2 Preiview
Brave Blossoms host South Korea Round 2 of the Asia Rugby Championship shifts to Japan on Saturday with the Brave Blossoms hosting South Korea in a rematch of Round 1. And it is fair to say there were contrasting moods in the two camps as they flew over this week from Incheon to Tokyo. South ...
South Korea ready to tackle Japan in Tokyo | #ARC2017 | M2 Japan v Korea
South Korean coach John Walters has named a side with only two changes for the crucial second Asia Rugby Championship match on Saturday against Japan in Tokyo. The forward pack, which performed solidly in last week’s 47-29 loss in Incheon, remains unchanged, whilst there are two changes in the ...