Austin Gansukh CEO of Mongolian Rugby updated Asia Rugby on the Michael Leitch scholarship for young Mongolian boy Norvoo Davaajav In 2018, I was pleasantly surprised by an email sent to me by non-other than from Michael Leitch himself. We followed up with a phone call, where I was still a bit ...
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Rugby World Cup 2021 Draw to be confirmed in Auckland next week
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to join Melodie Robinson, Dr Farah Palmer and Dan Carter as RWC 2021 ball presenters RWC 2021 Draw to be broadcast live on SPARK from 07:30 NZT / 18:30 GMT (19 November) Elma Smit and Ugo Monye to host exclusive online RWC 2021 Draw Show via World Rugby digital ...
Karina Soerjanatamihardja putting structures in place for Indonesia women’s rugby
If Karina Soerjanatamihardja has one grievance in life so far, it is that she was unable to fulfil her “full potential” as a rugby player. Soerjanatamihardja can count on one hand the number of matches she has been able to play in the last few years. That is primarily because, away from the ...
Bangladesh RFU staying true to their pledge
Keeping true to their vision of growing game to a greater audience within the country the Bangladesh RFU successfully conducted a 3 day Rugby Training and Education camp in the capital city of Dhaka. The 3–day camp saw 31 District officers from all over the country. Bangladesh Rugby Hosted the ...
New report highlights global rise in rugby interest in 2019
A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide in 2019, up 11 per cent and 18 per cent on 2018 figures respectively Related News: Over two million new rugby participants in Asia shows impact beyond Rugby World Cup 2019 A ...
Doris Chow aiming to inspire women and girls in Hong Kong
The World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient wants to make it easier for young women in the region to connect with the game Doris Chow has not always seen herself as a role model, but she is now keen to use her experience in rugby to inspire young women and girls in Hong ...
Asia Rugby Unstoppable Asia Campaign
Asia Rugby Unstoppable Asia Campaign In 2019 World Rugby launched the global 'Try and Stop Us' campaign highlighting the inspirational stories of fifteen ‘Unstoppable’ women from around the world. As part of the second phase, Asia Rugby has launched the 'Unstoppable Asia' Campaign shining the ...
Japan Hosts 3rd National U18 Women’s Sevens Rugby Tournament
Japan to Hosts 3rd National U18 Women's Sevens Rugby Tournament. The Japan Rugby Football Union is hosting the 3rd National U18 Women's Sevens Rugby Tournament at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture from October 23 (Fri) to 25 (Sun). This tournament will be held without ...
UAE Rugby Federation unites Asia Rugby through a mega Get Into Rugby campaign
For the first time ever, the campaign saw 24 presenters from nine unions across Asia deliver the introduction to Get Into Rugby course through eight concurrent online Zoom calls. Sami Smara, Development and Training and Education manager at UAERF spearheaded and launched a massive campaign to ...
New global women’s rugby survey aims to bridge gender data gap
New global women’s rugby survey aims to bridge gender data gap, A global research collaborative group has launched the largest ever women-specific rugby injury research project to collect valuable data that they hope will make the game safer. Women’s rugby has undergone rapid, global growth in ...