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 ...
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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 ...
Asia Rugby Announces 2021 Competitions Calendar
Asia Rugby confirmed the commencement of the year 2021 competitions with Hong Kong hosting the Asia Rugby Women's Championship (ARWC) which was initially scheduled for 2020, the championship will also be considered as the qualifiers for the Rugby World Cup 2021 scheduled for September 2021 in New ...
Asia Rugby Hosts Inaugural World Rugby global pilot workshops for Leading Rugby
Asia Rugby Hosts Inaugural World Rugby global pilot workshops for Leading Rugby Late April 2020 - While most regions were still reeling from the impact of COVID-19 across the globe, Asia Rugby did a Region-wide survey to gather information on what Unions needed most for online Training & ...
Asia Rugby Committees for the period Jan 2021 until Dec 2024
Asia Rugby Committees for the period Jan 2021 until Dec 2024 Asia Rugby announces its revamped nine committees for the period, January 2021 until December 2024. For the first time in Asia Rugby’s history, the composition of the Committees have witnessed 29% female members representation, and an ...
Rugby 7’s Club Championship and Snow Rugby to be shown in Dubai
Rugby 7's Club Championship and Snow Rugby to be shown in Dubai As part of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in February 2020, a working meeting between the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Russian Rugby Federation, Igor Artemyev and the President of the Asia ...
The seven rules driving Japan women’s Tokyo 2020 preparation
Japan Women team manager Akane Kagawa has revealed the seven commandments it is hoped will help inspire the Sakura to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. Kagawa was a guest on Asia Rugby Live last month and made no secret of the fact that the hosts were determined to win the sevens tournament at the ...
Brett Gosper to leave World Rugby to join NFL Europe and UK
World Rugby can confirm that Chief Executive Brett Gosper is to leave the international federation early in 2021 to become the head of NFL in Europe and the UK. In almost nine years at the helm of World Rugby, Gosper has overseen transformational change of the international federation, ...