Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature increased rest periods for all teams after the Rugby World Cup Board, the World Rugby Executive Committee, the France 2023 organising committee and International Rugby Players agreed a ground-breaking package of player welfare principles that will underpin ...
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Pioneering Olympic female referee Alhambra Nievas excited by the next generation
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games draw ever closer, we talk to Alhambra Nievas about her experience of refereeing the women’s gold medal match in Rio and look at how far female officials have come since that momentous occasion. Related News: George Danapal Joins Asia Rugby as the Match Officials ...
Player welfare research boosted by World Rugby funding injection
World Rugby has launched its annual call for applications to fund research projects with the aim of promoting evidence-based enhancements in player welfare priority areas, including concussion. Asia Rugby; Player Welfare Medical Committee World Rugby committed to research-guided advances in ...
Asia Rugby Adjusts Competitions Fixtures for Quarter 1 of 2021
Asia Rugby, working with its Competitions Committee, Player Welfare and Medical Committee, relevant stakeholders and in line with the Return to Play Guidelines provided by World Rugby, has announced the decision to Adjust the competitions scheduled for the period, 1st January 2021 to 31st March ...
Rugby World Cup 2021 aims to set new match attendance record as match schedule is confirmed
RWC 2021 match schedule announced New Zealand 2021 aiming to set a new match attendance record Reigning champions New Zealand to play Australia at Eden Park on opening day USA set to face Europe 1 qualifier in tournament opener at Northland Events Centre in Whangārei Fiji to make Rugby ...
Asanga Seneviratne and Trevor Gregory inducted as independent members of Asia Rugby EXCO
The Asia Rugby Executive Committee (EXCO) has unanimously approved the Nomination Committee's proposal of appointing Mr Asanga Seneviratne and Mr Trevor Gregory as independent members. As part of the continual governance reforms by Asia Rugby leadership, on the 12th of January 2021, Asia Rugby ...
Emirates Airline Dubai 7s Dates Announced for 2021 #7sWillReturn
The organisers of the Emirates Airline Dubai 7s have today announced that the 2021 edition of the tournament will take place on 2-4th December. The tournament will celebrate its 51st anniversary as the world of rugby returns to the desert following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to ...
Mahfizul Islam joins as Development Consultant for the Region of South Asia.
Asia Rugby is delighted to announce that Mahfizul Islam will as from the 1st January 2021, join Asia Rugby in the position of Development Consultant for the Region of South Asia. Related Article : Project Integrity by Bangladesh Rugby Working together with the Asia Rugby Development team, ...
Didik Mukrianto Co-opted as Asia Rugby Vice President
Doctor Didik Mukrianto, S.H., M.H. President of Persatuan Rugby Union Indonesia (PRUI) has been co-opted by Asia Rugby Executive Committee to fill the vacant position of 3rd Vice President created by the resignation of a previous office bearer. Dr. Didik Mukrianto will take over the role as 3rd ...
Monaco to host repechage event as rugby sevens prepares for Tokyo Olympics
Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, the final qualification event for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, on 19-20 June, 2021 • With 21 of the 24 teams already qualified for the Olympic rugby sevens competition, the remaining two women's and one men’s spots will be ...