Malaysia have moved to within one place and just two-tenths of a point of Sri Lanka in the World Rugby Rankings following a 31-26 win against the Tuskers in Kuala Lumpur. Worth nine-tenths of a point, the victory lifts Malaysia above Croatia, Sweden and Morocco and into a historic high of 45th ...
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Rugby returns to Lahore as Pakistan development improves
Pakistan will face Uzbekistan in a two-Test series to determine the winner of this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III C . The Pakistan Rugby Academy in Lahore will host the two matches and Pakistan captain Kashif Khawaja is excited for the upcoming test with an ambitious ...
Oceania’s finest compete on Gold Coast ahead of World Rugby U20 Championship
The Oceania Rugby U20 Championship gets underway on Friday with New Zealand, Australia and Fiji all looking to ramp up their preparations alongside Japan u20 ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in just over a month’s time. The tournament, now in its fifth year, will continue to ...
Uzbekistan set for tough test in Pakistan
Uzbekistan travel to Lahore to face Pakistan in this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III C competition. Both sides will be heading into the competition looking to earn valuable international experience with matches taking place on 28 April and 1 May. Uzbekistan lock Bahodir ...
Captains set for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan
Captains from the 12 competing teams came together at the Shinozaki Hachiman Shrine in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Thursday, as the countdown continued to the fourth round of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2019 this weekend.While at the Shrine they had the chance to experience some Japanese ...
Japan and Hong Kong name squads for Singapore Sevens
Japan and invitational side Hong Kong have named their 12-man squads for the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore. For Japan, they will be aiming to make further strides to maintaining their place as a core side on the series ahead of a home Olympic Games next ...
Philippines return to the global stage in style
The Philippines came away from the recent Hong Kong Sevens having made an historic return to the tournament after an absence of seven years. Having never beaten a side outside of Asia, the Philippines created history with a 24-12 win over Zimbabwe and in doing so reached the quarter-finals of the ...
Japan gear up for critical end of series campaign
Japan reached the Challenge Trophy final in Hong Kong to move themselves out of the relegation zone of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. With the Olympic Games taking place on home soil in 2020, a spot on the main World Series as a core side will play a crucial role in their preparation with ...
Qualification for Olympics would be ‘insane’ for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may have disappointingly missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, but there is plenty on the horizon to get their teeth into. A 28-7 defeat to Ireland in the final will have been hard to swallow having won all five of their opening matches, but ...
Jordan women make history in Qatar Asia Rugby West Women’s Sevens
Jordan, Qatar and Lebanon recently competed in the Asia Rugby West Women's Sevens tournament, with Jordan making history with their first ever international. The tournament was eventually won by Qatar, defending their title, but Farah Ghanma, who was part of the Jordanian side spoke to Asia Rugby ...