Ahead of the Asian Games, Asia Rugby sat down with Japan women’s sevens captain Chiharu Nakamura to look ahead to the tournament. Having won silver in 2014, Japan will be aiming to go one better when they take to the field this weekend. They face Thailand, Kazakhstan and hosts Indonesia in ...
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Japan win the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
With just over two years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games take place, Japan have claimed their first major title following a 62-61 defeat of hosts Australia in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship final in Sydney on Friday. Australia, the defending world and Paralympic champions, ...
Rodden and Kawasaki appointed for another year on the WR 7s Series Match Officials Panels
Asia Rugby top match officials Matt Rodden (HKRU) and Sakurako Kawasaki (JRFU) were appointed for another year on the WR 7s Series Match Officials Panels. The Two referees were also appointed to the panel of referees that officiated at the very successful World Rugby Sevens World Cup 2018 which ...
Final squads confirmed ahead of RWC Sevens kick-off in San Francisco
All 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams confirm squad line-ups Seven women’s and six men’s players to compete in third Rugby World Cup Sevens The action gets underway at 10:00 local time on Friday 20 July (GMT-7) The final squads have been confirmed by all 40 teams ahead of the hotly anticipated ...
Japan Announce their Squads Ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2019 tournament
24 men's and 16 Women's teams are preparing for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in San Francisco on 20-22 July. Asia Rugby takes a quick look at the Japanese men and Women's Squads. Both the Teams are Seeded 11th in their Respective events. The other 2 qualified Asian teams are Hong Kong Mens and ...
Rodden and Kawasaki to officiate at the World Rugby Sevens World Cup 2018
Asia Top Rugby Referees Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) and Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) Appointed to officiate at the World Rugby Sevens World Cup 2018 "We are delighted that two match officials from Asia have been recognised at the Top Table by World Rugby to be included in this Rugby World Cup showcase ...
Rugby World Cup 2019 Impact Beyond legacy program unites Japan rugby community
The Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee and Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) announced the launch of the Dream Beyond 2019 Future Plan under the umbrella of World Rugby’s global tournament legacy program - Impact Beyond 2019. The plan will see the Organising Committee and JRFU working ...
Rugby players from Laos, Vietnam, Philippines and Japan meet for international tag rugby competition at RKU
Young rugby coaches and players from Laos, Vietnam and Philippines will be visiting Japan on 27 June-2 July to take part in the RKU ChildFund Pass It Back Cup. Hosted in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki by Asia Rugby and Ryutsu Keizai University, this is one of many lead-up events to the Rugby World Cup 2019 ...
Japan power past Georgia
Japan v Georgia, Japan finished their June test series in style Saturday as they beat Georgia 28-0 at Toyota Stadium, one of the 12 venues for Rugby World Cup 2019. Having split their two-test series with Italy, the Brave Blossoms produced a mature performance despite conditions that seemed ...
Japan split series with Italy as Azzurri win in Kobe
Japan split their two-test series with Italy on Saturday as the Brave Blossoms lost 25-22 to the Azzurri at Noevir Stadium Kobe. Playing in front of a big crowd, Japan were starved of possession for much of the game as the Italians bounced back from last week’s defeat in Oita. The game started ...