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            "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2023/02/04/asia-rugby-grand-league-sees-lights-in-may-2024/",
            "title": "Asia Rugby Grand League sees lights in May 2024",
            "content_html": "<p>The Asia Rugby Grand League (ARGL) is set to launch in May 2024, with leaders from 12 targeted unions joining the consultative meeting held in Singapore yesterday. The meeting was attended by unions\u2019 presidents and CEOs of Singapore, <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/hong-kong/\">Hong Kong,</a>\u00a0<a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/uae/\">UAE</a>, <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/china/\">China</a>, <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/thailand/\">Thailand,</a> <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/korea/\">South Korea,</a> <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/chinese-taipei/\">Chinese Taipei,</a> and <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/pakistan/\">Pakistan</a> joining in person and others from <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/japan/\">Japan</a>, <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/kazakhstan/\">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/philippines/\">Philippines</a> and <a href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/unions/malaysia/\">Malaysia</a> joining virtually.</p>\n<p>During the meeting, the concept and initial format of the league were discussed and a high-powered steering committee chaired by Asia Rugby President was formed to take the project forward. The ARGL will gradually increase the number of participating clubs, starting with 4 clubs and ultimately reaching 12 clubs by the <a href=\"https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/\">Rugby World Cup</a> year 2027 in Australia.</p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asia Rugby Grand League is set to launch in 2024. Leaders from 12 unions joined the inaugural hybrid meeting in Singapore. Chaired by Asia Rugby President <a href=\"https://twitter.com/QaisUAE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QaisUAE</a>.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f8-1f1ec.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1ed-1f1f0.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f0-1f1f7.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f9-1f1ed.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1e6-1f1ea.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f0-1f1ff.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1ef-1f1f5.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f5-1f1f0.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f2-1f1fe.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1f5-1f1ed.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" /> (CTP <img src=\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f330.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf30\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" />)<a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaRugby?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AsiaRugby</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrandLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GrandLeague</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeCanDoBetterButTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeCanDoBetterButTogether</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/JmabgJyVYh\">pic.twitter.com/JmabgJyVYh</a></p>\n<p>&mdash; Asia Rugby (@asiarugby) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/asiarugby/status/1621467665658249216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></p>\n<p>Asia Rugby President, Qais Al Dhalai shared the vision of the Grand League: &#8220;The ARGL has been developed to outline our strategic and key performance goals, leading to a high-performance clubs rugby tournament that will help grow the fifteens aside game in Asia and benefit national teams in the future to compete at a high-performance level.&#8221; The league aims to create a world-class club rugby league to ensure a robust, sustainable, and commercially viable future for the game.</p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9271\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9271\" src=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20.jpg\" alt=\"Grand league\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20.jpg 1357w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-300x168.jpg 300w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-768x431.jpg 768w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-128x72.jpg 128w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-32x18.jpg 32w, https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-03-at-02.59.20-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asia Rugby President Qais Al-Dhalai chaired the meeting and was supported by Asia Rugby Deputy President Terrence Khoo and 1st Deputy of the competitions committee Batbayar Purevjargal.</figcaption></figure>\n<p>The ARGL promises to bring a new look to rugby competitions in Asia with the use of innovative technology in the likes of artificial intelligence and experimentation with law variations. The league plans to partner with major international and local commercial partners to secure the necessary funding, including broadcasting and media rights, merchandise sales, and other commercial activities.</p>\n<p>A comprehensive marketing and promotion campaign will be launched to raise awareness of the tournament and engage fans, with a focus on a strong online presence, social media campaigns, and traditional marketing activities.</p>\n<p>The meeting was successful with positive inputs from all attending unions, including a comprehensive presentation by the Hong Kong Rugby Union sharing their experience with past franchise team South China Tigers. Malaysia Rugby and Singapore Rugby unions have also expressed their experiences with Malaysia Valke and Asia Pacific Dragons franchises teams respectively which were playing at the Global Rapid Rugby in 2019 and 2020 before it gets abandoned owing COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<div class=\"label style-scope ytcp-video-info\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMGcQJDT-zU</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com/2023/02/04/asia-rugby-grand-league-sees-lights-in-may-2024/\">Asia Rugby Grand League sees lights in May 2024</a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://www.asiarugby.com\">Asia Rugby</a>.</p>\n",
            "content_text": "The Asia Rugby Grand League (ARGL) is set to launch in May 2024, with leaders from 12 targeted unions joining the consultative meeting held in Singapore yesterday. The meeting was attended by unions\u2019 presidents and CEOs of Singapore, Hong Kong,\u00a0UAE, China, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Pakistan joining in person and others from Japan, Kazakhstan, Philippines and Malaysia joining virtually.\nDuring the meeting, the concept and initial format of the league were discussed and a high-powered steering committee chaired by Asia Rugby President was formed to take the project forward. The ARGL will gradually increase the number of participating clubs, starting with 4 clubs and ultimately reaching 12 clubs by the Rugby World Cup year 2027 in Australia.\n\nAsia Rugby Grand League is set to launch in 2024. Leaders from 12 unions joined the inaugural hybrid meeting in Singapore. Chaired by Asia Rugby President @QaisUAE.\n          (CTP )#AsiaRugby #GrandLeague #WeCanDoBetterButTogether pic.twitter.com/JmabgJyVYh\n&mdash; Asia Rugby (@asiarugby) February 3, 2023\n\nAsia Rugby President, Qais Al Dhalai shared the vision of the Grand League: &#8220;The ARGL has been developed to outline our strategic and key performance goals, leading to a high-performance clubs rugby tournament that will help grow the fifteens aside game in Asia and benefit national teams in the future to compete at a high-performance level.&#8221; The league aims to create a world-class club rugby league to ensure a robust, sustainable, and commercially viable future for the game.\nAsia Rugby President Qais Al-Dhalai chaired the meeting and was supported by Asia Rugby Deputy President Terrence Khoo and 1st Deputy of the competitions committee Batbayar Purevjargal.\nThe ARGL promises to bring a new look to rugby competitions in Asia with the use of innovative technology in the likes of artificial intelligence and experimentation with law variations. The league plans to partner with major international and local commercial partners to secure the necessary funding, including broadcasting and media rights, merchandise sales, and other commercial activities.\nA comprehensive marketing and promotion campaign will be launched to raise awareness of the tournament and engage fans, with a focus on a strong online presence, social media campaigns, and traditional marketing activities.\nThe meeting was successful with positive inputs from all attending unions, including a comprehensive presentation by the Hong Kong Rugby Union sharing their experience with past franchise team South China Tigers. Malaysia Rugby and Singapore Rugby unions have also expressed their experiences with Malaysia Valke and Asia Pacific Dragons franchises teams respectively which were playing at the Global Rapid Rugby in 2019 and 2020 before it gets abandoned owing COVID-19 pandemic.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMGcQJDT-zU\n&nbsp;\nThe post Asia Rugby Grand League sees lights in May 2024 appeared first on Asia Rugby.",
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