The Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I starts this weekend, with India, Singapore and the Philippines all competing in the historic event. Ahead of the first match between hosts Singapore and India, Asia Rugby spoke with one of the Philippines’ many debutants Isabella Nepomuceno as her ...
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Historic day for World Rugby as expanded Council meets for first time
On an historic day for World Rugby, 13 new union and regional association representatives have been welcomed onto an expanded World Rugby Council, the sport’s highest decision-making body. Expanded World Rugby Council convenes in Dublin for annual meeting 13 new members (11 female) ...
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 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 ...
Determination shines through for China in Hong Kong
Chad Shepherd, the head coach of the China women’s sevens side was beaming from ear to ear after his side won the Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. Just two months into the job and Shepherd helped guide his side to an unbeaten six wins from six to claim the coveted spot on the World Series next ...
China qualify for World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series
The China Women’s Sevens side impressively beat South Africa 31-14 in the final of the Hong Kong Sevens to successfully qualify for next season’s World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. A hat-trick from Keyi Chen ended an impressive two days of rugby from the Chinese women’s sevens side, with Wanyu ...
Redemption on the Rugby field | Rugby is bringing a ray of hope to village girls in Kashmir
A sport is a lot of things to a lot of people. But for its ardent followers it’s a religion, an obsession and an outlet for their emotions. But for a bunch of Kashmiri girls, it’s an escape from the harsh realities of their society. The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which was ...
Pardeshi: “Rugby is here to stay in India”
Neha Pardeshi is the captain of the Indian women’s national team, and one of the pillars of women’s rugby in Asia. Having had such an impact since starting to play at the age of fifteen, she was recently invited to educate some of the country’s most renowned sports writers on cricket, football ...
The story behind women’s rugby in Iran
It might not be the first country on everyone’s lips when discussing rugby, but rugby is on the up in Iran. While the men’s national team will compete in the ARC Division III West division in April against Qatar, Lebanon and Jordan, the women’s game is actually growing at a quicker rate, says ...
Hong Kong Sevens Squads Warm Up For The Hong Kong 7s at Borneo Sevens
The Hong Kong Men’s and Women’s national sevens squads will take part in the Borneo Sevens (16-18 March) as preparation for the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifier tournaments played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The women are the second seeds in Group A, facing ...