Rugby sevens’ journey on the ‘Road to Tokyo’ in preparation for the Olympic Games continues to take shape as 14 women’s and men’s international teams arrive in Dubai to participate in a competitive high-performance training camp, which includes two tournaments on 2-3 and 8-9 April. Watch Live ...
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Japan Hosts 3rd National U18 Women’s Sevens Rugby Tournament
Japan to Hosts 3rd National U18 Women's Sevens Rugby Tournament. The Japan Rugby Football Union is hosting the 3rd National U18 Women's Sevens Rugby Tournament at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture from October 23 (Fri) to 25 (Sun). This tournament will be held without ...
アジアラグビー 次期ワールドラグビー会長にアグスティン・ピチョット氏を支持
有権者28ヵ国の協会員によるワールドラグビー会長投票選挙に関して、ピチョット氏24票、ビューモント氏2票、そして2協会が棄権という内容にて投票を締め切ったことを2020年4月25日に発表しました。 アル・ダライ氏は、「他の地域のラグビー協会とは異なり、執行委員会により投票を行うことではなく、今回の会長選挙ではアジアラグビーは各国の協会に、選好な候補者に投票するための自主を与えました。それが自分の、平等、透明性、説明責任の指導原則を活かした判断でした。 English version ...
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia. On Saturday rugby fans, will be able to relive the moment that Japan made history by securing a place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2019 with a thrilling victory over Scotland, just hours after Typhoon Hagibis had brought devastation to ...
Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo postponed
Asia Rugby President Mr Qais al Dhalai, on Tuesday, welcomed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and issued the following statement expressing solidarity with all involved. "We at Asia Rugby welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee’s decision ...
Junior Japan end Fiji Warriors’ dominance at Pacific Challenge
Junior Japan put the disappointment of three consecutive runners-up finishes behind them to beat four-time reigning champions Fiji Warriors 21-12 and claim their first World Rugby Pacific Challenge title in Suva on Saturday. It brought to an end the Warriors' incredible 15-match winning run in ...
Japan cements new status as rugby’s biggest broadcast market
Rugby World Cup 2019 sets new broadcast records and inspires new audiences Most-watched rugby event ever inspires a new audience for rugby Most-watched Rugby World Cup Final ever, despite challenging time-zone for participating nations Japan smashes domestic market broadcast record ...
Japan win breath-taking HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series final in Montevideo
· Japan win in Uruguay and top the Challenger Series standings with 39 points · HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series acts as new promotion route for teams onto sevens world series · New Challenger Series set to boost sevens’ growth across the globe Japan ...
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 ...
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 ...