Sweta Shahi might only be 19 but she has already achieved a lot on her journey from a rural village in north-east India to becoming an international sevens player. Shahi had never heard of the sport when she was spotted by the Bihar state rugby secretary during an athletics’ meet that she was ...
World Rugby launches global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby
World Rugby unveils new global identity, brand proposition and campaign for women’s rugby #TryAndStopUs campaign features 15 inspirational women and girls with ‘unstoppable’ qualities from around the globe Huge growth in women’s rugby to 2.7 million participants with a 28 per cent increase 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 gain promotion to Division I with impressive win against Thailand
The UAE will compete in next year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division I after beating Thailand 50-12 in the Division II final on Saturday. Fixtures and Results >>>>>>>#ARC2019D2 Division II final With the hosts having beaten Kazakhstan and the UAE proving too much for Guam ...
Korea bag bonus point win in ARC opener
Korea began the 2019 Asia Rugby Championship with a 52-14 win over Malaysia in Incheon. With Hong Kong the defending champions, Korea got off to the perfect start scoring eight tries in the bonus point win. Malaysia took an early lead in the match through Lawrence Petrus showing the hosts they ...
Live Streaming Link Korea V Malaysia 4 Pm Korea Time (+9 GMT)
Asia Rugby Championship 2019 🏉🏆 Korea V Malaysia 4 Pm Korea Time (+9 GMT) Live!! LINK ...
Korea and Malaysia name squads for Asia Rugby Championship opener
Korea and Malaysia will compete in this year’s Asia Rugby Championship opener in Incheon Korea. With Hong Kong having won their first-ever ARC in 2018, both Korea and Malaysia will be aiming to get off to a winning start. ARC 2019 Fixtures and Results ...
Thailand and UAE to face in ARC Division II decider
Hosts Thailand beat Kazakhstan 35-20 to set up a match with the UAE in Saturday’s Asia Rugby Championship Division II final. The winner of the match will gain promotion to Division I, taking a step closer to the top echelon of rugby in Asia, and also a step towards the Rugby World Cup 2023 ...
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 ...
