Ross Mitchell, General Manager of Asia Rugby, will be retiring from Asia Rugby at the end of this month. He has been involved with rugby in Asia for over 45 years. Ross arrived in Hong Kong in 1975 and started playing for the Police Rugby Club. In the late 80s he 'took up the whistle’ and went on ...
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2020 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship (RWC 2021 Qualifier) postponed
Following the decisions on 14 February to reschedule this year’s Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens tournaments, in light of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, Asia Rugby, in coordination with its participating unions, is rescheduling the 2020 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship in Hong Kong until the provisional ...
Hong Kong Men’s seven set for World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series
The Hong Kong Rugby Union’s men’s sevens squad is in Santiago Chile to kick off the new World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series. Head coach Paul John has included all 12 of the team that qualified for the 2020 Olympics repechage this June in a very competitive touring side. Experienced ...
World Rugby Statement: Singapore and Hong Kong Sevens rescheduled
World Rugby, the Hong Kong Rugby Union and Sport Singapore have taken the decision to reschedule the Hong Kong and Singapore rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in response to continued health concerns relating to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The health and safety of ...
RWC 2021 set to break new ground as tournament dates are announced
The dates for Rugby World Cup 2021 have been announced as tournament heads to Southern Hemisphere for first time Matches to be played at Waitakere Stadium, Northland Events Centre and Auckland’s Eden Park from 18 September to 16 October 2021 Tournament brand unveiled symbolising the power and ...
Live Streaming Link Asia Rugby Men’s U19 Championship
🏉 Live Streaming Asia Rugby Men’s U19 Championship Asia Rugby Men’s U19 Championship Live Streaming Link Asia Rugby Men’s U19 Championship 14 May 2019 Ko Game 1 5:00 PM (-8GMT) Hong Kong V Korea LINK (link will be live 10 min to Kick off ) Ko Game 2 7:00 PM (-8GMT) Chinese ...
Hong Kong sweep the Netherlands in boost ahead of 2021 RWC qualifiers
Hong Kong women have won its first ever European tour test series after sweeping the Netherlands with an 18-0 win today in Amsterdam. That follows last Tuesday’s 14-12 victory, which was the first for Hong Kong over any European opponent in fifteen-a-side. Asia Rugby Women's Championship Hong ...
Royce Chan from Hong Kong part of 7 female coaches selected for Women’s Sport Leadership Academy
Seven female coaches from rugby sevens and the 15-a-side game have been selected to participate in the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy for High Performance Coaches (WSLA HPC) as part of a pilot programme in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Supporting Recommendation 6 of ...
Hong Kong face Belgium and Spain in November tests
Hong Kong play 27th ranked Belgium on 16 November at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Brussels, and 16th ranked Spain the following weekend, (23 Nov.), at the Estadiu Central Universidad Complutense de Madrid ground during this month’s international test window. Coach Andy Hall will bring a group of ...
HKRU names 14-strong Women’s Sevens travel squad for Olympic Qualifiers
HKRU Women’s Sevens Squad has been named for this weekend’s Olympic qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Hong Kong are second seeds in Pool A in the Qualifier on 9-10 November 2019 at the Guangzhou University Town Sports Centre Stadium, with the winner earning automatic entry to next summer’s ...