Korea got their Asia Rugby Championship 2018 campaign off to a 35-10 winning start against Malaysia. With a place at Rugby World Cup 2019 still on offer for the winner of this year’s ARC, there is extra motivation for all three teams still involved. In a pulsating match at the Bukit Jalil ...
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Japan impress in Singapore showdown
Japan finished 13th at the Singapore Sevens, their first event since qualifying for the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. With five players making their debut on the world stage Japan impressed with three wins out of their six matches to finish 13th. In the 13th place play-off Japan beat ...
Asia Rugby President Aga Hussain visits Iran
Asia Rugby President Aga Hussain visits Iran Asia Rugby President, Aga Hussain, recently visited Iran to meet with many people and organisations including the Iran Rugby Federation. Iran recently finished second in the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West after a defeat to Lebanon in ...
Korea get RWC qualifiying campaign off to winning start
Malaysia v Korea, It’s been 22 years since these two sides last met and whilst the result hasn’t changed, the score certainly has. In 1996 Malaysia only scored a solitary try to Korea’s mammoth 115 points, today it was a different story. A hot day at the Bukit Jilal Nation Stadium saw both sides ...
Lebanon defend ARC Div III W title #ARC2018
Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...
Qatar, Lebanon and Syria make international sevens debuts
Alongside the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West competition, a women’s sevens tournament also took place this week. Hosted by Lebanon, two Lebanese teams competed with both Qatar and Syria on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the ARC Div III W final between Lebanon and Iran. All three ...
Teams announced for ARC opener #ARC2018
With less than 24 hours to go until the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship Top 3, the teams have been confirmed. For hosts Malaysia, their first match of this year’s Championship is against Korea on home soil and they will be captained once more by their fly-half Mohd Syahir Asraf ...
Japan with chance to shine in Singapore
Japan have touched down in Singapore with a chance to compete with the very best in the world of rugby sevens. Having qualified for the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with victory over Germany in the Hong Kong Sevens qualifier final, Japan get an immediate opportunity to play on the ...
Historic Top 3 set for launch #ARC2018
The Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 begins this weekend with Malaysia set to host Korea in the first of six crucial matches to determine the 2018 champion. Being played at the 87,5000 capacity Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur which was built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Malaysia ...
Asia Rugby promotes Child Safeguarding in Sport with Safeguarding Working Group
Asia Rugby’s Safeguarding Working Group was launched in 2018 to provide advice and support to its member unions on best practice child safeguarding, in-line with UNICEF’s International Safeguards for Children in Sport. The Safeguarding Working Group sits under Asia Rugby’s Player Welfare & ...