Hong Kong are set for their Asia Rugby Championship 2018 debut having watched from afar as Korea beat Malaysia 35-10 in the opening match.For the visitors, it will be a chance to show what they are made of in this all-important Championship that is doubling up as the next stage of Rugby World Cup ...
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Malaysia v Hong Kong Rugby World Cup qualifier to be streamed live
Malaysia v Hong Kong , The second match of the ARC 2018 Championship will be streamed live on Asia Rugby’s Facebook page. Hong Kong are the second side to travel to play Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, the 87,5000 capacity stadium built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. With more ...
Japan impress in Singapore showdown
Japan finished 13th at the Singapore Sevens, their first event since qualifying for the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. With five players making their debut on the world stage Japan impressed with three wins out of their six matches to finish 13th. In the 13th place play-off Japan beat ...
Japan with chance to shine in Singapore
Japan have touched down in Singapore with a chance to compete with the very best in the world of rugby sevens. Having qualified for the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with victory over Germany in the Hong Kong Sevens qualifier final, Japan get an immediate opportunity to play on the ...
Historic Top 3 set for launch #ARC2018
The Asia Rugby Championship Top 3 begins this weekend with Malaysia set to host Korea in the first of six crucial matches to determine the 2018 champion. Being played at the 87,5000 capacity Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur which was built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Malaysia ...
Asia Rugby promotes Child Safeguarding in Sport with Safeguarding Working Group
Asia Rugby’s Safeguarding Working Group was launched in 2018 to provide advice and support to its member unions on best practice child safeguarding, in-line with UNICEF’s International Safeguards for Children in Sport. The Safeguarding Working Group sits under Asia Rugby’s Player Welfare & ...
China witness ‘world class’ teams first-hand
China have made quite the impact over the past couple of weeks in the world or rugby sevens. First they qualified unbeaten from the Hong Kong Sevens for next season’s women’s series. Then they were seeded twelfth for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in July. And at the recent ...
China gain experience from sevens heavyweights
China finished eighth in the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, their first tournament since qualifying for the 2018/19 series in Hong Kong. Having impressed in Hong Kong, China picked up where they left off and reached their first-ever quarter-final after beating Ireland on day ...
China and Japan set for Kitakyushu
China and Japan will compete in this weekend’s Kitakyushu Sevens, the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. For China, it is a first opportunity to play alongside the top nations after their victory in Hong Kong saw them qualify for the 2018/19 series. “Things went very ...
Malaysia captain eyes Rugby World Cup qualifiers and future fame for the sport
The Asia Rugby Championship swings into action next weekend with six matches to determine which side continues their Rugby World Cup dream. Malaysia are one of three sides with a chance to progress alongside the more fancied Korea and Hong Kong. For captain Mohd Syahir Asraf Bin Rosli the next ...