Thailand Women's Sevens Team Captain Piyamat Chomphumee has given her thoughts on this weekend’s Olympic Games qualification tournament in China. Thailand are in a pool alongside Kazakhstan, Singapore and the Philippines and will be aiming to join Japan in the 12-team tournament next year in ...
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Impact Beyond ‘Mini World Cup’ unites children from across Asia at Japan hero’s club
Impact Beyond 'Mini World Cup' X Rugby tournament , As Kenki Fukuoka was writing his name in Rugby World Cup history by scoring Japan's decisive try against Ireland in Shizuoka on Saturday, 750km away at the Genkai Junior Rugby Club, a room full of children from across Asia, below, were going into ...
Hong Kong men with third successive U20s Sevens title
Hong Kong U20s won the Asia Rugby men’s Sevens title for a third successive year with a 26-14 victory over Chinese Taipei in the final. Luke Rae-Howard and Harry Laidler both crossed for impressive tries in the first-half, before Rae-Howard added two more to grab a hat-trick before the half-time ...
Eden stars as Hong Kong win women’s U20 Sevens competition
Jessica Eden scored two first-half tries to help Hong Kong to a 29-7 victory over Thailand in the final of the Asia Rugby U20 Women’s Sevens. Fixtures and Results >>>>> #ARu20W7s Florence Symonds also continued her fine form across the weekend adding her sixth try of the ...
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 ...
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 >>>>>> ...
Thailand relishing sevens competition with Asia’s elite
Thailand women's sevens team were perhaps the surprise package at the recent Asian Games. Despite not winning a medal, they beat Hong Kong to reach the Cup semi-finals before losing to China 29-5. In the bronze medal match they lost 29-7 to Kazakhstan but their performances impressed many ...
Semi finals set in women’s competition at Asian Games
The semi finals are set at the 2018 Asian Games with four sides now vying for three medals in the women’s competition. Defending gold medallists China continued their impressive form at the Asian Games and will face Kazakhstan in the first semi final, while silver medallists in 2014 Japan ...
Thailand’s rich history at Asian Games continues
Thailand won bronze at the inuaugral Asian Games in 1998 and four years later in 2002. Since then, in the three following Asian Games, Thailand have not medalled. But this year their coach, Tanyavit Kuasint, is aiming to return to the success of those two Games. “We used to receive a bronze ...
Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Day 1 Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s U20s sevens squads swept all comers to top their pools on the opening day of the 2018 Asia Rugby U20 Sevens tournament at Kings Park. Full Fixtures and Results : Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Men / Women Men’s defending champions Hong Kong picked up where they left off in 2017 with ...