The World Rugby Sevens Repechage takes place in Monaco on 18-20 June Two women’s and one men’s teams will earn Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020 Twelve women’s and nine men’s teams will compete at Stade Louis II Captains welcomed by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II at Monaco ...
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Historic Rugby Fixture British and Irish Lions v Japan at Murrayfield
Historic Rugby Fixture British and Irish Lions v Japan at Murrayfield, For the first time in rugby union history, Japan will play the British and Irish Lions. It will be an exciting occasion and Japan will be determined to send the Lions off on their tour to South Africa with a defeat. Japan will ...
Olympic Sevens Repechage contenders Hong Kong have already conquered their ‘Everest’
Hong Kong’s women have been ‘moving mountains’ in a bid to be in the best possible shape for the World Rugby Olympic Sevens Repechage in Monaco on 18-20 June. Related Article : Hong Kong Mens 7s Training during lockdown has challenged coaches and players from all corners of the world, and it ...
World Rugby launches ‘This Is How We Sevens’ campaign ahead of Olympics
World Rugby has launched a major new rugby sevens campaign - “This Is How We Sevens” – as excitement builds towards the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which kicks off in under 50 days. The campaign aims to showcase the vibrancy, excitement and breadth of personalities involved across rugby sevens, ...
Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30%
Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30% Asia Rugby appointed six new members to various standing committees for the period January 2021 until December 2024. - Ms Aigul Jartybayeva the President of Kazakhstan Rugby Federation to be appointed as the 2nd Deputy Chair of the ...
Yakovleva Names Kazakhstan Women’s 7s Squad for Olympic Repechage
Kazakhstan Rugby Federation announced the Kazakhstan Women’s Rugby sevens squad that will contest the Tokyo Olympics repechage. With 21 of 24 teams already having qualified for the Olympic rugby sevens competition, the remaining two women’s and one men’s teams to participate in Tokyo will be ...
HKRU Women’s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco
The Hong Kong, China women’s sevens squad taking part in the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco on 19-20 June was announced today by the Hong Kong Rugby Union. Twelve teams from all over the world will be vying to reach the final with the top two teams from Monaco booking their tickets to ...
Leitch: Olympic sevens can be further boost for Japanese rugby
Michael Leitch talks to World Rugby about the impact he believes the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have on rugby's profile in Japan and across Asia, after the success of Rugby World Cup 2019. Michael Leitch, Japan’s talismanic captain who led them to the Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Asia Rugby Reveals Innovative Sub Regional Sevens Competitions for 2021
Asia Rugby Reveals Innovative Sub Regional Sevens Competitions for 2021 Aiming at returning to play, Asia Rugby announces the decision to adjust the competitions calendar for 2021 to introduce a five sub-regions sevens competitions providing meaningful opportunities for participation to all the ...
Singapore Rugby Holds Immediate Care in Rugby Course
As player welfare being at the heart of Asia Rugby and its member unions’ 'Return to Play' strategy, Singapore Rugby Union conducted the first in-person World Rugby Level 2 Immediate Care in Rugby (ICIR) Course in Asia. Related Link: Player Welfare Medical CommitteeThe course was delivered by ...