Hong Kong, who qualified through the Asia/Oceania tournament last December, will take their place alongside WRWC 2014 runners-up Canada, four-time champions New Zealand and Wales in Pool A for the #WRWC2017 from 9-26 August . Hull is under no illusions as to the challenges her squad will face at ...
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WRWC Opens Ticket Exchange Programme For Charity
More fans will have access to Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 after organisers opened a ticket exchange programme for the tournament in Dublin and Belfast.With the pool stages now almost entirely sold-out, the exchange programme will give those without tickets a chance to see some of the world’s ...
Asia Rugby Women’s Championships 2017 | Hong Kong Women’s National rugby team
The Hong Kong women’s national rugby team will face Japan in a home and away series to decide the Asia Rugby Women’s Championships this month. The matches on 8 and 15 July will provide Hong Kong’s final competitive warm-up ahead of their historic first appearance at the Rugby World Cup in Ireland in ...
Japan continue to impress ahead of World Cup | Women’s Rankings
Japan have moved up three places to 14th in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings on the back of a 52-10 win over Wales on Sunday. Akari Kato and fellow back Iroha Nagata scored a brace of tries apiece as Japan put an inexperienced Wales team to the sword in the first-ever test ...
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test | Womens Rugby
Hong Kong name squad for Spain Test : Hong Kong coach Jo Hull has announced her selection for today’s test match against Spain (19.00 Hong Kong time), presently ranked seventh in the world. Hull is playing her strongest squad in what is an important benchmark for the team’s development, two ...
Hong Kong Women’s Tour of Spain | Asia Rugby
Spain’s 19-8 victory in this morning’s warm-up match ahead of Saturday’s test (3 June), shows that Hong Kong’s preparations for their debut appearance in the Women’s Rugby World Cup later this summer are progressing, but coach Jo Hull has warned her squad that it is not enough. On its 2015 tour ...
Women’s Rugby is growing from strength to strength in Iran.
Iran Rugby , Interest in rugby has grown exponentially over the past 5 years due to Iranian Rugby Association's efforts to grow the game among women and girls. "Gorgon Cup" Get Into Rugby - Iran On 11 and 12 May 2017 the Iranian Rugby Association organised the Gorgon Cup in the North Eastern city ...
Super Series marks first step for Hong Kong on Road to Women’s RWC
The Hong Kong Women’s national rugby training squad will take their first steps along the road to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland in August with tomorrow’s Super Series match at Hong Kong Football Club (13.30). The women became the first Hong Kong national rugby team to qualify for a ...
Sakura 7s Win a Big Boost for Kitakyushu 7s
Japan rugby got another big boost this past weekend with the Sakura 7s team regaining their spot on the Women's World Sevens Series thanks to a 22-10 win over South Africa in the final of the qualifying tournament. The result was particularly timely as the Land of the Rising Sun hosts the net leg ...
Japan in pole position in Hong Kong qualifiers | World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series qualifier
Japan impressed on day one of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualifier in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the battle for a place on next year's series intensified in So Kon Po. Friday's quarter finals will see unbeaten Japan play China, South Africa take on Papua New Guinea, Belgium play ...