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 ...
Thailand’s aim for top five in Asia continues with ARC Division II
Thailand will host this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division II, with all eyes on how the hosts perform in Hua Hin. On 15 May Thailand, ranked 77th in the world, will face Kazakhstan who are ranked 15 places higher than them in 62nd. Fixtures and Results >>>>>> ...
Malaysia reach all-time high in rankings
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 ...
Pakistan triumph in ARC Division III C
Despite losing to Uzbekistan 38-24 in the second match of the Asia Rugby Championship Division III C, Pakistan claimed the title thanks to a superior aggregate score. Having won the first match 44-13, an aggregate score of 68-51 saw them lift the title and gain promotion to next year's Division ...
Pakistan set for ARC Division III C showdown
Pakistan is hosting this year's Asia Rugby Championship Division III C tournament, with two matches being held at the Pakistan Rugby Academy in Lahore. The winner of the two-test series between Pakistan and Uzbekistan will be promoted to Division II in 2020, which will be a acting as a Rugby ...
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 ...
Session times announced for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games rugby sevens
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organising committee has announced session times for the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions. As previously announced, the sevens will take place at the iconic Tokyo Stadium, a Rugby World Cup 2019 host venue, from 27 July-1 August. In a reverse to the Rio ...
