[ Japan v Romania ] Japan open their June test window Saturday by taking on Romania at Egao Kenko Stadium, one of the 12 venues for Rugby World Cup 2019. Following the game in the Kyushu city of Kumamoto, Jamie Joseph's side head north to take on Ireland in a two-match series at two other RWC ...
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Pass It Back Cup 2017 – Belfast | Impact Beyond 2017 | WRWC2017
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is set to inspire young female rugby players from disadvantaged communities in Asia, with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), World Rugby, and Child Fund Pass It Back giving them the opportunity to visit Ireland and take part in an international rugby ...
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings, Hong Kong ended their Asia Rugby Championship 2017 campaign with a 39-3 win over Korea at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground on Saturday. Having beaten the same opposition 43-17 in Incheon a week earlier, the victory ensured Hong Kong of second place ...
Spain beat Hong Kong 41-18 in Valladolid Test | Women’s Rugby
Spain beat Hong Kong 41-18 in a frenetic encounter this afternoon in Valladolid. A disastrous start by Hong Kong helped Spain put the match out of reach early on, as they romped out to a 22-0 lead by the 30th minute. “That start was disappointing as we had talked a lot about how we needed to ...
Hong Kong sweep South Korea to snare second place in Asia | Hong Kong V Korea
Hong Kong beat South Korea 39-3 today at Hong Kong Football Club to claim second in the 2017 Asia Rugby Championship (ARC). Hong Kong concluded their ARC campaign with a two wins, two losses record after rebounding from a couple of close but ultimately unfruitful encounters against champions ...
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test : Hong Kong coach Jo Hull has announced her selection for today’s test match against Spain (19.00 Hong Kong time), presently ranked seventh in the world. Hull is playing her strongest squad in what is an important benchmark for the team’s development, two ...
Hong Kong stick with starting XV for rematch versus South Korea
Hong Kong’s starting fifteen from last week’s 43-17 win over South Korea have retained their spots for the re-match in Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship finale at Hong Kong Football Club (16.00). “Luckily, we didn’t have any injuries last week and we feel we played reasonably well, so Leigh has ...
Positives For Korea Going Into Last #ARC2017 Match In Hong Kong | Hong Kong V Korea
Positives for South Korea going into last ARC match in Hong Kong The following article on the squad announced by Korea RFU for the Final Game #ARC2017 Hong Kong V Korea has been kindly submitted by Owen McCaffrey, of Korea South Korean coach John Walters has a number of positives to take ...
Hong Kong Women’s Tour of Spain | Asia Rugby
Spain’s 19-8 victory in this morning’s warm-up match ahead of Saturday’s test (3 June), shows that Hong Kong’s preparations for their debut appearance in the Women’s Rugby World Cup later this summer are progressing, but coach Jo Hull has warned her squad that it is not enough. On its 2015 tour ...
Women’s Rugby is growing from strength to strength in Iran.
Iran Rugby , Interest in rugby has grown exponentially over the past 5 years due to Iranian Rugby Association's efforts to grow the game among women and girls. "Gorgon Cup" Get Into Rugby - Iran On 11 and 12 May 2017 the Iranian Rugby Association organised the Gorgon Cup in the North Eastern city ...