For one Chinese girl, an Olympic dream continues at Harvard. Originally from Shanghai, Sofie Fella is studying psychology and economics having moved to America, but continues to impress in her short rugby career. She plays Varsity D1 Rugby at Harvard, having only started playing rugby ‘for ...
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SLRFU takes rugby to 5,000+ children in 26 days
The Sri Lanka Rugby Union has recently been on a groundbreaking journey around the country, looking to develop rugby at the grassroots level. In collaboration with MTV/MBC Network, the goal was to introduce, promote and develop the sport within schools in all districts and provinces around the ...
Pools and schedule announced for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens 2019
HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens acts as round four of the women’s series New Zealand currently lead women’s series standings Japan confirmed as invitational team The pools and match schedule have been announced for the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens on 20-21 April, the fourth round of the HSBC World Rugby ...
The irony of trying not to think about it by Dr Neha Malhotra
What do you tell your team mate when she’s worried about missing the next conversion kick? You might say something generic like, “Don’t worry about the consequences”. As we all know, this is easier said than done. In fact, research has shown that merely supressing thoughts without a focus is quite ...
China continues to expose young players to world-class opposition
With only a week to go until the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series resumes again in Sydney, four teams will get an early run-out in the Women's Fast Four Tournament in Hamilton, an invitational event which takes place during the men's series event at FMG Stadium. World champions and series ...
Royal Welcome for Webb Ellis Cup in Malaysia
Trophy Tour Malaysia, The coveted Webb Ellis Cup was in Malaysia recently as part of the 2019 Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. It was indeed a special occasion for rugby fans and players as they took the opportunity to have a closer look at the trophy that was lifted by the All Blacks in 2015. It ...
Positive steps taken by Bangladesh Rugby for a busy 2019
2019 has already been a successful year for the Bangladesh Rugby FU with the recent Volunteer Coaches Orientation Course. From the course, 32 new volunteer coaches, 13 of which are female, have joined the rugby development team within Bangladesh with a purpose of spreading rugby more widely in ...
Women Win launch the Made to Play Fund
Are you a young woman, or know a young woman, who is empowering girls through sport? Women Win is excited to be partnering with supermodel Adwoa Aboah, Gurls Talk and Nike to launch the Women Win Made to Play Fund, which is aimed at getting and keeping girls physically active. The fund will ...
Tickets on sale for HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019
Sport Singapore, Singapore Sports Hub and the Singapore Rugby Union today announced ticketing details for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019, the eighth stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 which takes place on 13-14 April at the iconic National Stadium. Tickets are on sale now ...
Inspiring start in 2019 for rugby in Kuwait
2019 has begun in an inspiring way with the positive steps from within Asia Rugby continuing. On 12 Jan a World Rugby Level 1 Coaching Course took place in Kuwait with 20 participants taking part in this ground breaking event. It was the first time a coaching course was held inside Kuwait and ...