With less than two months to go to the World Rugby Awards 2017, excitement is building in Monaco as it gears up to host the event for the first time on 26 November. Under the High Patronage of HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco, the World Rugby Awards will take place at the iconic Salle des Etoiles ...
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Annual Leading Rugby & Growing the Game Conferences | #AsiaRugby
Aia Rugby has commenced a series of important annual conferences as part of the Impact Beyond legacy programme to strengthen the capacity of Unions to grow the game in Asia up to and after RWC 2019 in Japan. Following on from last year’s conferences in Bangkok, the UAE Rugby Federation is this ...
Japan Triumph In Regional Youth Olympic Games Qualifier | #ARu17s
The Japan U17 Boys team proved too strong and skillful in the Asia Rugby U17 Boys Sevens tournament in Taiwan as they swept past the best youth teams from around the region in the Asia Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. And with their victory, claimed their ticket to next year's Youth Olympic Games in ...
World Rugby U20 Trophy : Japan V Chile
Missed kicks cost Chile dear as Japan overcame a shaky start to begin their bid to gain promotion back to the World Rugby U20 Championship on a winning note. Crucially for Chile, seven points went begging from the tee in the first half as Tomas Salas was unable to convert tries from Domingo ...
Road to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 | 1 Year to Go
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 will feature 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams across four days of competition at AT&T Park in San Francisco.There will be three aspects to the qualification process with teams qualified by virtue of their finish at RWC Sevens 2013 in Moscow, via the HSBC World Rugby ...
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings
Hong Kong improve their World Rugby Rankings, Hong Kong ended their Asia Rugby Championship 2017 campaign with a 39-3 win over Korea at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground on Saturday. Having beaten the same opposition 43-17 in Incheon a week earlier, the victory ensured Hong Kong of second place ...
Massive impact of RWC 2019 will be an enduring legacy in Asia | Impact Beyond 2019
Inspiring sustainable rugby growth and attracting one million new participants in Asia is the aim of the Impact Beyond 2019 programme, which was launched today. Announced at the Asia Rugby General Assembly in Mongolia, Impact Beyond 2019 is a partnership between World Rugby, Asia Rugby and the ...
RWC 2019 pool draw spotlight: Japan
RWC 2019 pool draw spotlight: Japan As we count down to the pool draw on 10 May, we kick-off our series looking at the Rugby World Cup record of the 12 directly qualified teams for Japan 2019 with the host nation, the first of four teams in band three. JAPAN ON THE RWC ...
HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan | #Kitakyushu7s | Day 1
Top three in series finish day unbeaten New Zealand, Australia and Canada top their respective pools after three wins from three at the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan. The new Mikuni World Stadium proved a fitting stage for the world's best women's sevens players to perform on and New ...
Young refugees become part of the rugby family in Austria
Syrian refugees and young people displaced from other war-torn countries are now able to call on the support of a ‘second family’ thanks to an initiative created and managed by Austrian rugby international Udo Richson. Since its launch 2015, Rugby Opens Borders (ROB) has helped to integrate ...