Neha Pardeshi is anticipating an exciting Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I for all four sides, including her own. India, Singapore, China and the Philippines will compete for this year’s ARWC Division I title, but there is more at stake for Pardeshi’s side. With the winner of ...
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Gender equality central to Philippines as Women’s Division I countdown continues
This year’s Asia Rugby Women’s Division I will be hosted by the Philippines. Having seen their men’s side lift the Division I title in Chinese Taipei on Saturday, the mood in camp will be buoyant, and a home tournament for the women will continue the momentum. Fixtures and Results ...
Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I providing pathway to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021
The Asia Rugby Women’s Championship Division I will double up as part of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 qualification process. In June China, India, Singapore and the Philippines will have an opportunity to take a step closer to qualifying for the women’s showpiece event in New ...
Sweta Shahi: “I want to break down barriers and change the mindset”
Sweta Shahi might only be 19 but she has already achieved a lot on her journey from a rural village in north-east India to becoming an international sevens player. Shahi had never heard of the sport when she was spotted by the Bihar state rugby secretary during an athletics’ meet that she was ...
World Rugby launches global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby
World Rugby unveils new global identity, brand proposition and campaign for women’s rugby #TryAndStopUs campaign features 15 inspirational women and girls with ‘unstoppable’ qualities from around the globe Huge growth in women’s rugby to 2.7 million participants with a 28 per cent increase in ...
Lebanon breaking the stigma in women’s rugby
At this year’s Asia Rugby Championship Division III West, it wasn’t just the senior side of Lebanon competing against Qatar and Jordan. As well as a travelling U18, U16 and U14 side, the women’s sevens side also competed in the West Asia sevens competition. Having hosted the tournament in 2018, ...
Jordan women make history in Qatar Asia Rugby West Women’s Sevens
Jordan, Qatar and Lebanon recently competed in the Asia Rugby West Women's Sevens tournament, with Jordan making history with their first ever international. The tournament was eventually won by Qatar, defending their title, but Farah Ghanma, who was part of the Jordanian side spoke to Asia Rugby ...
Japan impress as Asian teams all progress
Japan women won all three of their HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series qualifier matches in a hotly contested day of competition. Having been relegated from the series last season they will be hoping for an automatic return to the series and will face hosts Hong Kong on day two in the quarter ...
Five on debut for World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) today announced the squads to compete in the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifiers, played as part of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The men’s qualifier will be played from Friday to Sunday, 5-7 April, in the Hong Kong Stadium, ...
Karen So: We want to show that girls can do anything through the power of rugby
To help celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, Asia Rugby is putting a spotlight on some of the inspirational women in the region. In another part of our series, we spoke to Hong Kong captain Karen So after her side became the first Hong Kong side to make it to Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 ...