An Hong Kong squad in training for the upcoming Asia Rugby Championship beat an understrength South China Tigers squad 31-17 today at Aberdeen Sports Ground. The hit-out will have helped sharpen reigning Asian champions Hong Kong for their title defence, which opens in South Korea on 8 June, ...
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Live Streaming ARC 2019 Game 2 Malaysia V Korea
Live Streaming ARC 2019 Game 2 Malaysia V Korea Asia Rugby Championship 2019 Malaysia V Korea 9 Pm Malasia Time (+ 7) Live!! LINK (Link Is live) Globally FB Live @Asia.Rugby In Malaysia Astro TV In New Zeland Rugby Channel SKY TB Lnks to #ARC2019 Tournament ...
Japan set for final push on sevens series
Japan currently sit 15th in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with just two rounds remaining in London and Paris. The side ranked 15th after the 10th event will be relegated and replaced by Ireland for the 2019/20 Series. With a home Olympic Games on the horizon, Japan know the importance of ...
Asia Rugby most represented region in World Rugby’s #TryAndStopUs campaign
Tuesday 21 May saw World Rugby announce their landmark global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby. #TryAndStopUs With a new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity, the global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ was also launched. The campaign has initially identified 15 women and girls involved in ...
UAE up to 64th in World Rugby rankings
Following their Asia Rugby Championship Division II title, the UAE are also celebrating a rise in the World Rugby rankings. Having beaten Guam 82-7 and then Thailand 50-12, the UAE benefited from two big victories in the space of three days to leave them six places higher than before the ...
Learning curve for Malaysia as Korea score eight tries in Incheon
With the first match of the 2019 Asia Rugby Championship done and dusted, Korea head into match two following a bonus point win over Malaysia. The two sides now travel to Kuala Lumpur for the second round before both sides face Hong Kong at home and away. Korea scored eight tries through eight ...
UAE aiming high at ARC Division II
The UAE Rugby enter this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division II with one main target. They face Guam, promoted from last year’s Division III, in their first match before a potential final against either hosts Thailand and Kazakhstan. The UAE are ranked 70th in the World Rugby ...
Guam go up a level in ARC Div II
The following article has been kindly submitted by Guam Rugby The Heineken Guam Men’s Rugby team flew out early Saturday morning to join United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Kazakhstan in the Asia Rugby Championship Division II rugby tournament to be held in Hui Hin, Thailand on May 15 and ...
Match schedule announced for World Rugby U20 Trophy in Brazil
Eight teams to compete over four match days in São José dos Campos Japan aiming to bounce back following relegation from U20 Championship Hosts Brazil at all-time high in senior men’s World Rugby Rankings More than 16 million rugby fans in Brazil according to Nielsen research Hong Kong ...
Sean Horan: “We want to create something pretty special with China”
Hugely successful as New Zealand coach in the early days of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Sean Horan is now two months into his new role as China Women's 7s coach and excited by the challenge of building a new programme to unlock the true potential of the world's most populous ...