{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://www.asiarugby.com/category/womens-rugby/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "next_url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/category/womens-rugby/feed/json/?paged=2", "home_page_url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/category/womens-rugby/", "feed_url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/category/womens-rugby/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "Womens Rugby Archives - Asia Rugby", "description": "Regional Association of the Governing Body for the Global Game", "items": [ { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8794", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/06/21/rugbys-biggest-family-reunion/", "title": "World Rugby calls on fans to join rugby\u2019s biggest family reunion at Rugby World Cup 2021", "content_html": "\n

World Rugby today has launched the Rugby World Cup 2021 \u2018Family Reunion\u2019 campaign, celebrating the 100 days to go milestone by encouraging the rugby family to join together and celebrate the very best of women in rugby after the pandemic.

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Following its Covid-19 enforced postponement, New Zealand is set to welcome the world\u2019s top players and fans around the world with a very special celebration of rugby, rugby\u2019s values, women and togetherness from 8 October to 12 November 2022.

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Land Rover announced as Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2021

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It promises to be the greatest celebration of women\u2019s rugby the sport has ever witnessed. Focused primarily at a New Zealand audience, the campaign launches just days before tickets to Rugby World Cup 2021 go on general sale on 30 June and celebrates the \u2018rugby family\u2019 and the off-field values that make rugby so unique.

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A winning blend of rugby, party and a family reunion like no other, the campaign is brought to life through a hero film shot in the Auckland suburbs which demonstrates that Rugby World Cup 2021 will offer so much more than just the 80 minutes on the pitch.

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The star-studded campaign film features Black Fern and Black Ferns Sevens icon Ruby Tui, former Black Ferns captain and Rugby World Cup winner Fiao’o Fa’amausili, England Rugby international Emily Scarratt, New Zealand Rugby international Caleb Clarke and former captain of the New Zealand international cricket team Ross Taylor.

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Following a cessation of live sport owing to the pandemic, rugby\u2019s stars are calling on the people of New Zealand to come together at Rugby World Cup 2021 for the biggest family gathering of the year \u2013 and everyone\u2019s invited.

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It\u2019s not just mums and dads, brothers and sisters \u2013 Rugby World Cup 2021 is inviting the entire rugby Whanau for a long overdue and much anticipated celebration.

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The rugby family means friends from school, mates from work, girls from the rugby club. It\u2019s the bond people have with their friends, their family, their favourite players and everything in between.

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It\u2019s everyone being brought together for six weeks by their own genealogy \u2013 rugby.

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World Rugby Chief Executive Officer Alan Gilpin said: \u201cFamily Reunion is a pivotal step on our journey to Rugby World Cup 2021 as we approach 100 days to go when fans will be able to secure their ticket to what will be a spectacular celebration of women\u2019s rugby this October and November.

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\u201cThe campaign perfectly encapsulates rugby\u2019s values and celebrates the rugby family; something that is incredibly special and unique to our sport. It has been some time since the world has had an opportunity to come together and enjoy international rugby on this scale, so we are extremely excited that Rugby World Cup 2021 will be an enabler for the global rugby family to enjoy world-class sport New Zealand later this year.\u201d

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Rugby World Cup 2021 will kick off at Eden Park on 8 October, 2022 with a triple header. 12 international teams will go head-to-head for four weeks before the tournament culminates with the final on 12 November, which will see the remaining teams return to Eden Park Join the Family Reunion by securing your ticket to Rugby World Cup 2021 on 30 June, available here.

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Individual match day tickets will be available exclusively for Mastercard holders from 22 to 26 June.

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The post World Rugby calls on fans to join rugby\u2019s biggest family reunion at Rugby World Cup 2021 appeared first on Asia Rugby.

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Focused primarily at a New Zealand audience, the campaign launches just days before tickets to Rugby World Cup 2021 go on general sale on 30 June and celebrates the \u2018rugby family\u2019 and the off-field values that make rugby so unique.\nA winning blend of rugby, party and a family reunion like no other, the campaign is brought to life through a hero film shot in the Auckland suburbs which demonstrates that Rugby World Cup 2021 will offer so much more than just the 80 minutes on the pitch.\nThe star-studded campaign film features Black Fern and Black Ferns Sevens icon Ruby Tui, former Black Ferns captain and Rugby World Cup winner Fiao’o Fa’amausili, England Rugby international Emily Scarratt, New Zealand Rugby international Caleb Clarke and former captain of the New Zealand international cricket team Ross Taylor.\nFollowing a cessation of live sport owing to the pandemic, rugby\u2019s stars are calling on the people of New Zealand to come together at Rugby World Cup 2021 for the biggest family gathering of the year \u2013 and everyone\u2019s invited.\nIt\u2019s not just mums and dads, brothers and sisters \u2013 Rugby World Cup 2021 is inviting the entire rugby Whanau for a long overdue and much anticipated celebration.\nThe rugby family means friends from school, mates from work, girls from the rugby club. It\u2019s the bond people have with their friends, their family, their favourite players and everything in between.\n\nIt\u2019s everyone being brought together for six weeks by their own genealogy \u2013 rugby.\nWorld Rugby Chief Executive Officer Alan Gilpin said: \u201cFamily Reunion is a pivotal step on our journey to Rugby World Cup 2021 as we approach 100 days to go when fans will be able to secure their ticket to what will be a spectacular celebration of women\u2019s rugby this October and November.\n\u201cThe campaign perfectly encapsulates rugby\u2019s values and celebrates the rugby family; something that is incredibly special and unique to our sport. It has been some time since the world has had an opportunity to come together and enjoy international rugby on this scale, so we are extremely excited that Rugby World Cup 2021 will be an enabler for the global rugby family to enjoy world-class sport New Zealand later this year.\u201d\nRugby World Cup 2021 will kick off at Eden Park on 8 October, 2022 with a triple header. 12 international teams will go head-to-head for four weeks before the tournament culminates with the final on 12 November, which will see the remaining teams return to Eden Park Join the Family Reunion by securing your ticket to Rugby World Cup 2021 on 30 June, available here.\nIndividual match day tickets will be available exclusively for Mastercard holders from 22 to 26 June.\nThe post World Rugby calls on fans to join rugby\u2019s biggest family reunion at Rugby World Cup 2021 appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-06-21T07:40:43+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-06-21T08:37:18+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Family-Union-Editorial-Image.webp", "tags": [ "World Cup 2021", "New Zealand Rugby", "world Rugby", "RWC2021", "WXV", "Featured", "Womens Rugby", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8516", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/02/28/sally-horrox-as-director-of-womens-rugby/", "title": "World Rugby appoints Sally Horrox as Director of Women\u2019s Rugby", "content_html": "

World Rugby has announced that Sally Horrox will join the organisation as Director of Women\u2019s Rugby in early May.

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Horrox will bring with her an impressive wealth of management and board-level experience in sport and business and will be responsible for World Rugby\u2019s transformational Women in Rugby 2017-25 plan, which was refreshed in late 2021\u00a0after huge initial success.

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Related Article: Asia Rugby Unstoppable\u00a0

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Horrox has a proven track record in transforming women\u2019s sports. A former non-executive director of England Netball, advisor to UEFA, international football federations and The FA, she has played a leading role in the success of the Vitality Netball Super League and the FA Women\u2019s Super League, with her deep sport, commercial, legal insights and knowledge.

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Horrox joins a restructured Strategy and Communications department within World Rugby under Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Warty. She will lead the Women in Rugby team, collaborating with specialist colleagues in the High Performance, Competitions, Participation and Revenue and Fan Engagement teams, as well as member unions, regional associations, and a range of partners to accelerate women in rugby on and off the field.

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Horrox said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted and hugely privileged to be joining World Rugby to lead what is regarded as the most significant area of growth for the game globally. With increased investment, two World Cups this year and the launch of WXV, a new annual women\u2019s global competition in 2023, it is an incredibly exciting time for the sport.

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\u201cI am committed to accelerating the development of women in rugby at every level, and to promoting player welfare and gender equity in all that we do.\u201d

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World Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin added: \u201cWe are delighted to be welcoming someone of Sally\u2019s calibre to the organisation to oversee an area of the sport that has the greatest participation, fan, commercial and leadership potential.

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\u201cSally is well known in the sports industry for getting results and brings with her considerable commercial, legal and strategic acumen and a deep understanding of the community and elite sports environments on an international basis. She knows how to successfully develop women\u2019s sport and has a proven track record in major events, developing new competition structures and restructuring commercial rights.\u201d

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World Rugby Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Warty said: \u201cEven within a very competitive pool of candidates, Sally stood out for her experience in women\u2019s sport, passion for driving a movement, and ability to affect change within international federations.\u201d

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The post World Rugby appoints Sally Horrox as Director of Women\u2019s Rugby appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "World Rugby has announced that Sally Horrox will join the organisation as Director of Women\u2019s Rugby in early May.\n\n\n\n\nHorrox will bring with her an impressive wealth of management and board-level experience in sport and business and will be responsible for World Rugby\u2019s transformational Women in Rugby 2017-25 plan, which was refreshed in late 2021\u00a0after huge initial success.\nRelated Article: Asia Rugby Unstoppable\u00a0\nHorrox has a proven track record in transforming women\u2019s sports. A former non-executive director of England Netball, advisor to UEFA, international football federations and The FA, she has played a leading role in the success of the Vitality Netball Super League and the FA Women\u2019s Super League, with her deep sport, commercial, legal insights and knowledge.\nHorrox joins a restructured Strategy and Communications department within World Rugby under Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Warty. She will lead the Women in Rugby team, collaborating with specialist colleagues in the High Performance, Competitions, Participation and Revenue and Fan Engagement teams, as well as member unions, regional associations, and a range of partners to accelerate women in rugby on and off the field.\nHorrox said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted and hugely privileged to be joining World Rugby to lead what is regarded as the most significant area of growth for the game globally. With increased investment, two World Cups this year and the launch of WXV, a new annual women\u2019s global competition in 2023, it is an incredibly exciting time for the sport.\n\u201cI am committed to accelerating the development of women in rugby at every level, and to promoting player welfare and gender equity in all that we do.\u201d\nWorld Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin added: \u201cWe are delighted to be welcoming someone of Sally\u2019s calibre to the organisation to oversee an area of the sport that has the greatest participation, fan, commercial and leadership potential.\n\u201cSally is well known in the sports industry for getting results and brings with her considerable commercial, legal and strategic acumen and a deep understanding of the community and elite sports environments on an international basis. She knows how to successfully develop women\u2019s sport and has a proven track record in major events, developing new competition structures and restructuring commercial rights.\u201d\nWorld Rugby Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Warty said: \u201cEven within a very competitive pool of candidates, Sally stood out for her experience in women\u2019s sport, passion for driving a movement, and ability to affect change within international federations.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe post World Rugby appoints Sally Horrox as Director of Women\u2019s Rugby appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-02-28T14:27:34+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-02-28T14:27:34+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/women-rugby.jpg", "tags": [ "Womens Rugby", "world Rugby", "Featured" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8442", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/01/24/kazakhstans-women-team/", "title": "Kazakhstan Women closer to a 7th Rugby World Cup Appearance\u00a0", "content_html": "

– Kazakhstan women’s team ranked second in Asia qualify for the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from the 19th \u2013 25th of February 2022
\n– Hong Kong\u00a0withdraws\u00a0from participating in the Asia Rugby Women Championship\u00a0scheduled\u00a0for 12th February 2022

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Due to recent changes in the lockdown restrictions, the Hong Kong women’s team is unable to travel to Dubai enabling Kazakhstan to play Colombia in a semi-final on 19th February 2022 at 16:30 local time where the winner will play Scotland in the final on 25th February 2022 at 19:00 local time

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Anna Yakovleva hoping to fulfil lifetime ambition and guide Kazakhstan to Tokyo 2020

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The winner of the final will secure the last remaining spot for Rugby World Cup 2021 and will play in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales.\u00a0This is the first time the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup has featured a Final Qualification Tournament offering teams a second pathway to qualify with the winner booking their place in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales next year.

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Eleven teams have already booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2021, including New Zealand, England, France, Canada, USA, Australia and Wales, who qualified through their final ranking at Ireland 2017, and South Africa, Fiji, Italy and Japan who qualified through their regions.

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The post Kazakhstan Women closer to a 7th Rugby World Cup Appearance\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "– Kazakhstan women’s team ranked second in Asia qualify for the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from the 19th \u2013 25th of February 2022\n– Hong Kong\u00a0withdraws\u00a0from participating in the Asia Rugby Women Championship\u00a0scheduled\u00a0for 12th February 2022\nDue to recent changes in the lockdown restrictions, the Hong Kong women’s team is unable to travel to Dubai enabling Kazakhstan to play Colombia in a semi-final on 19th February 2022 at 16:30 local time where the winner will play Scotland in the final on 25th February 2022 at 19:00 local time\nAnna Yakovleva hoping to fulfil lifetime ambition and guide Kazakhstan to Tokyo 2020\nThe winner of the final will secure the last remaining spot for Rugby World Cup 2021 and will play in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales.\u00a0This is the first time the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup has featured a Final Qualification Tournament offering teams a second pathway to qualify with the winner booking their place in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales next year.\n\nEleven teams have already booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2021, including New Zealand, England, France, Canada, USA, Australia and Wales, who qualified through their final ranking at Ireland 2017, and South Africa, Fiji, Italy and Japan who qualified through their regions.\n \n \n \nThe post Kazakhstan Women closer to a 7th Rugby World Cup Appearance\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-01-24T18:20:26+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-01-24T18:20:26+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kazkh-v-Hong-Kong-6.jpg", "tags": [ "Kazakhstan", "Rugby World Cup Qualifier", "Featured", "Unstoppable", "Rugby World Cup 2021", "Womens Rugby" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8421", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/01/07/asia-rugby-transforms-to-gender-equity/", "title": "Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0", "content_html": "

The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its ‘Women’s Advisory Committee’, renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee.

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In another move reflecting its commitment to gender equity, the EXCO empowered all committee chairpersons with the right to add more full members to make room for more women on committees, with the option of granting the\u00a0previously assigned female ‘observers’ full membership status with complete voting rights.

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The Women’s Advisory Committee has been at the forefront of major positive changes on the gender equity front with Chairperson Ada Milby leading by example. Ada, who is also Asia Rugby’s representative at World Rugby Council, briefed the Council on her journey and the gender-related advancements achieved by Asia Rugby during her tenure.

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Particularly in the last two years, she said, with the support of the Asia Rugby leadership, the EXCO and Council, significant and substantial steps have been taken, including the Women’s Advisory Committee developing into the largest committee and reflecting the widest cross-section of member unions.

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In an exemplary gracious and progressive act, Ada expressed her desire to now step down from her role as chairperson of the Committee to allow new leadership to come to the fore. Her services and gesture were greatly appreciated, and her recommendation to EXCO for the Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi to take over the Gender Equity Committee was approved unanimously.

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Related Article: Ada Milby: Gender equality imperative for Asia Rugby

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Asia Rugby Executive Committee Member and World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby, commented, \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to see the growth of women\u2019s rugby year on year in Asia and see some big milestones achieved with constitutional changes, record number of Union Presidents who are female and a strong network of women all passionate about growing the game in their communities.\u201d

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Ada further added \u201c I\u2019m excited to pass the torch to Nahid who will continue to lead the Gender Equity Committee forward, exploring more ways to remove barriers to make rugby more accessible to all\u201d

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Nahid\u2019s a member of Asia Rugby\u2019s EXCO and has been the first deputy chair of the Women\u2019s Advisory Committee for the last two years.\u200e\u00a0In 2019 she was chosen as one of World Rugby’s 15 \u201cUnstoppables\u201d as part of its rebranding of the women’s game. In March 2021, she was one of 12 recipients of the World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship.

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Related Article: Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by \u201cheavy responsibility\u201d to empower women in rugby around the world

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Asia Rugby Executive Committee Member\u00a0Nahid Biyarjomandi commented\u00a0\u201cGender equality is a topic we hear a lot about these days.\"\" It may seem difficult to achieve, but it is not impossible and Asia Rugby, with the increase in women’s participation in various committees from last year, has shown that it is seriously seeking to implement it. And now, with the renaming of the Women’s Advisory Committee to \u201cGender Equity\u201d, it has taken a big step in its path.\u00a0\u201c

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Nahid further added \u201cI would like to thank Ada and my colleagues for all the work they have done for women in rugby in the region upto now And I hope that we will continue the path with new positive changes together again and also with the new male members of the committee, we will be able to create a great change not only for women or men but also for equity\u201d

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Unstoppable Asia

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The post Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its ‘Women’s Advisory Committee’, renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee.\nIn another move reflecting its commitment to gender equity, the EXCO empowered all committee chairpersons with the right to add more full members to make room for more women on committees, with the option of granting the\u00a0previously assigned female ‘observers’ full membership status with complete voting rights.\nThe Women’s Advisory Committee has been at the forefront of major positive changes on the gender equity front with Chairperson Ada Milby leading by example. Ada, who is also Asia Rugby’s representative at World Rugby Council, briefed the Council on her journey and the gender-related advancements achieved by Asia Rugby during her tenure.\nParticularly in the last two years, she said, with the support of the Asia Rugby leadership, the EXCO and Council, significant and substantial steps have been taken, including the Women’s Advisory Committee developing into the largest committee and reflecting the widest cross-section of member unions.\n\nIn an exemplary gracious and progressive act, Ada expressed her desire to now step down from her role as chairperson of the Committee to allow new leadership to come to the fore. Her services and gesture were greatly appreciated, and her recommendation to EXCO for the Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi to take over the Gender Equity Committee was approved unanimously.\nRelated Article: Ada Milby: Gender equality imperative for Asia Rugby\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member and World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby, commented, \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to see the growth of women\u2019s rugby year on year in Asia and see some big milestones achieved with constitutional changes, record number of Union Presidents who are female and a strong network of women all passionate about growing the game in their communities.\u201d\nAda further added \u201c I\u2019m excited to pass the torch to Nahid who will continue to lead the Gender Equity Committee forward, exploring more ways to remove barriers to make rugby more accessible to all\u201d\nNahid\u2019s a member of Asia Rugby\u2019s EXCO and has been the first deputy chair of the Women\u2019s Advisory Committee for the last two years.\u200e\u00a0In 2019 she was chosen as one of World Rugby’s 15 \u201cUnstoppables\u201d as part of its rebranding of the women’s game. In March 2021, she was one of 12 recipients of the World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship.\nRelated Article: Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by \u201cheavy responsibility\u201d to empower women in rugby around the world\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member\u00a0Nahid Biyarjomandi commented\u00a0\u201cGender equality is a topic we hear a lot about these days. It may seem difficult to achieve, but it is not impossible and Asia Rugby, with the increase in women’s participation in various committees from last year, has shown that it is seriously seeking to implement it. And now, with the renaming of the Women’s Advisory Committee to \u201cGender Equity\u201d, it has taken a big step in its path.\u00a0\u201c\nNahid further added \u201cI would like to thank Ada and my colleagues for all the work they have done for women in rugby in the region upto now And I hope that we will continue the path with new positive changes together again and also with the new male members of the committee, we will be able to create a great change not only for women or men but also for equity\u201d\nUnstoppable Asia\nThe post Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-01-07T13:41:42+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-01-07T13:41:42+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gender.jpg", "tags": [ "Gender Equity Committee", "Womens Rugby", "Featured", "Unstoppable", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8407", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/01/07/rugby-world-cup-2021-qualification/", "title": "Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament", "content_html": "

In line with the United Arab Emirates adopting a 4.5 day work week and weekends now consisting of Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday, World Rugby can today confirm that it has amended the dates of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament to 19th\u00a0and 25th February 2022.

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Taking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the tournament will shift forward by one day from its original dates that were announced earlier this month.

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Teams from Scotland, Samoa, Colombia and the winner of the Hong Kong v Kazakhstan play-off \u2013 which has now been confirmed for the 13th February at the Asia Rugby Women\u2019s Championship \u2013 will compete for the last remaining place at Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand, taking place between 8 October \u2013 12 November 2022.

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The Final Qualification Tournament will operate in a semi-final, final format over two match days. Teams have been seeded as per World Rugby\u2019s Rankings powered by Capgemini as of 20 December 2021, with Scotland (seed 1) v Colombia (seed 4) and Samoa (seed 2) v Hong Kong/Kazakhstan (seed 3) meeting in the semi-finals.

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Taking into consideration the heat and humidity in Dubai in February the games will be played during late afternoon/evening under the following schedule (all times local time):

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Rugby World Cup 2021 Tournament Director, Alison Hughes, commented: \u201cAs our plans continue to progress in earnest for the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament, it is great to be able to confirm the revised dates that are more in-line with our local hosts as well as the fixtures for the two-day event. This is the final piece of the jigsaw for the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2021; there is a lot on the line for these teams and we know they\u2019ll come out firing to claim the last spot for New Zealand next year.\u201d

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This is the first time the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup has featured a Final Qualification Tournament offering teams a second pathway to qualify with the winner booking their place in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales next year.

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Eleven teams have already booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2021, including New Zealand, England, France, Canada, USA, Australia and Wales, who qualified through their final ranking at Ireland 2017, and South Africa, Fiji, Italy and Japan who qualified through their regions.

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\n", "content_text": "In line with the United Arab Emirates adopting a 4.5 day work week and weekends now consisting of Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday, World Rugby can today confirm that it has amended the dates of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament to 19th\u00a0and 25th February 2022.\nTaking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the tournament will shift forward by one day from its original dates that were announced earlier this month.\nTeams from Scotland, Samoa, Colombia and the winner of the Hong Kong v Kazakhstan play-off \u2013 which has now been confirmed for the 13th February at the Asia Rugby Women\u2019s Championship \u2013 will compete for the last remaining place at Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand, taking place between 8 October \u2013 12 November 2022.\nThe Final Qualification Tournament will operate in a semi-final, final format over two match days. Teams have been seeded as per World Rugby\u2019s Rankings powered by Capgemini as of 20 December 2021, with Scotland (seed 1) v Colombia (seed 4) and Samoa (seed 2) v Hong Kong/Kazakhstan (seed 3) meeting in the semi-finals.\nTaking into consideration the heat and humidity in Dubai in February the games will be played during late afternoon/evening under the following schedule (all times local time):\n\n19 February, 2022: 16:30 \u2013 Semi-Final 1, Scotland v Colombia\n19 February, 2022: 19:00 \u2013 Semi-Final 2, Samoa v Hong Kong/Kazakhstan\n25 February, 2022: 16:30 \u2013 3rd\u00a0v 4th\u00a0play-off, runner-up of SF2\n25 February, 2022: 19:00 \u2013 Final, winner of SF1 v winner of SF2\n\nRugby World Cup 2021 Tournament Director, Alison Hughes, commented: \u201cAs our plans continue to progress in earnest for the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament, it is great to be able to confirm the revised dates that are more in-line with our local hosts as well as the fixtures for the two-day event. This is the final piece of the jigsaw for the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2021; there is a lot on the line for these teams and we know they\u2019ll come out firing to claim the last spot for New Zealand next year.\u201d\nThis is the first time the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup has featured a Final Qualification Tournament offering teams a second pathway to qualify with the winner booking their place in Pool A alongside hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales next year.\nSECURE YOUR TICKET TO BE A PART OF THE ACTION >>\nEleven teams have already booked their place at Rugby World Cup 2021, including New Zealand, England, France, Canada, USA, Australia and Wales, who qualified through their final ranking at Ireland 2017, and South Africa, Fiji, Italy and Japan who qualified through their regions.\nSEE WHO HAS QUALIFIED FOR RWC 2021 >>\nThe post Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-01-07T11:27:47+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-01-07T11:27:47+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Womens-Rugby-world-cup-2015.jpg", "tags": [ "Hong Kong", "Kazakhstan", "RWC2021", "Featured", "Rugby World Cup 2021", "Womens Rugby", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8066", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2021/06/12/female-representation-in-committees/", "title": "Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30%", "content_html": "

Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30%

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Asia Rugby appointed six new members to various standing committees for the period January 2021 until December 2024.

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–\u00a0Ms Aigul\u00a0Jartybayeva the President\u00a0of Kazakhstan Rugby Federation to be appointed as the 2nd Deputy Chair of the Development Committee
\n– Mr Nazmus Shovon the Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union as a member of the Development Committee
\n– Ms Jo Hull the Head of Women\u2019s Rugby Performance at Hong Kong Rugby Union as a member of the Competitions Committee
\n– Mr Jaesub Choi the Vice president South Korea Rugby Union will take over as Chair of the Referees Committee
\n– Dr Lee Sang Hoon from South Korea Rugby Union and Mr Shokhrukh Ruzmatov from Uzbekistan Rugby Federation both to join the Players Welfare and Medical Committee\u200e.
\n– Ms Zahara Ghorbbani from Iran Rugby Association will join the Development Committee

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Asia Rugby committees\u00a0members reflect 80% of member unions representation across all sub-regions coverage; aiming at a strong drive towards the regional Association deifying principles of Equality, Transparency and Accountability. This pushes female representation in committees to 30%\u00a0being more closer to Asia Rugby\u00a0target of 40% to be achieved until 2024.

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\"AsiaAsia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai commented: \u201cFrom day one of being elected as\u00a0President we ensured to set\u00a0up committees to reflect efficient and effective governance practice within the regional association.

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The nine standing committees play a pivotal role in gathering the 34 member unions’ demands, challenges and inspirations transforming the regional body’s executive committee outcomes to be more realistic”

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Al Dhalai further Added \u201cYou can always conduct business without committees however you will be missing an important element that Asia as a continent is massively diverse, to ensure all voices are properly heard we ensured the creation of these multi-functional standing committees”

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Link to Committees Page: Link

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The Asia Rugby committees are:

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Administration and Finance Committee Chaired by Asia Rugby\u00a0President\u00a0Mr Qais Al Dhalai
\nDevelopment Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Vela Tan
\nCompetitions Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Asanga Seneviratne
\nReferees Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr\u00a0Jaesub Choi
\nPlayers Welfare and Medical Committee chaired by\u00a0Dr Mutsuo Yamada
\nEthics and Governance Committee chaired by\u00a0Mr Kakhramon Djalilov
\nJudiciary Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Edwin Kung
\nWomen\u2019s Advisory Committee chaired by\u00a0Ms\u00a0Ada Milby
\nAudit and Risk Committee chaired by\u00a0Mr Tanka Lal Ghising

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The post Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30% appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30%\nAsia Rugby appointed six new members to various standing committees for the period January 2021 until December 2024.\n–\u00a0Ms Aigul\u00a0Jartybayeva the President\u00a0of Kazakhstan Rugby Federation to be appointed as the 2nd Deputy Chair of the Development Committee\n– Mr Nazmus Shovon the Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union as a member of the Development Committee\n– Ms Jo Hull the Head of Women\u2019s Rugby Performance at Hong Kong Rugby Union as a member of the Competitions Committee\n– Mr Jaesub Choi the Vice president South Korea Rugby Union will take over as Chair of the Referees Committee\n– Dr Lee Sang Hoon from South Korea Rugby Union and Mr Shokhrukh Ruzmatov from Uzbekistan Rugby Federation both to join the Players Welfare and Medical Committee\u200e.\n– Ms Zahara Ghorbbani from Iran Rugby Association will join the Development Committee\n\nAsia Rugby committees\u00a0members reflect 80% of member unions representation across all sub-regions coverage; aiming at a strong drive towards the regional Association deifying principles of Equality, Transparency and Accountability. This pushes female representation in committees to 30%\u00a0being more closer to Asia Rugby\u00a0target of 40% to be achieved until 2024.\nAsia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai commented: \u201cFrom day one of being elected as\u00a0President we ensured to set\u00a0up committees to reflect efficient and effective governance practice within the regional association.\nThe nine standing committees play a pivotal role in gathering the 34 member unions’ demands, challenges and inspirations transforming the regional body’s executive committee outcomes to be more realistic”\nAl Dhalai further Added \u201cYou can always conduct business without committees however you will be missing an important element that Asia as a continent is massively diverse, to ensure all voices are properly heard we ensured the creation of these multi-functional standing committees”\nLink to Committees Page: Link\nThe Asia Rugby committees are:\nAdministration and Finance Committee Chaired by Asia Rugby\u00a0President\u00a0Mr Qais Al Dhalai\nDevelopment Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Vela Tan\nCompetitions Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Asanga Seneviratne\nReferees Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr\u00a0Jaesub Choi\nPlayers Welfare and Medical Committee chaired by\u00a0Dr Mutsuo Yamada\nEthics and Governance Committee chaired by\u00a0Mr Kakhramon Djalilov\nJudiciary Committee Chaired by\u00a0Mr Edwin Kung\nWomen\u2019s Advisory Committee chaired by\u00a0Ms\u00a0Ada Milby\nAudit and Risk Committee chaired by\u00a0Mr Tanka Lal Ghising\nThe post Asia Rugby pushes female representation in Committees to 30% appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2021-06-12T12:37:18+08:00", "date_modified": "2021-06-12T19:24:04+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/200611-Committees-poster-updated-2021-2024-HEAD-article-.jpg", "tags": [ "Womens Rugby", "Featured", "Qais Al-Dhalai", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8040", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2021/06/02/hong-kong-china-womens-sevens-squad/", "title": "HKRU Women\u2019s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco", "content_html": "

The Hong Kong, China women\u2019s sevens squad taking part in the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco on 19-20 June was announced today by the Hong Kong Rugby Union.

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Twelve teams from all over the world will be vying to reach the final with the top two teams from Monaco booking their tickets to Tokyo.

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After 18 months without international competition due to the pandemic, coach Iain Monaghan has emerged from the Hong Kong Sports Institute with a squad full of the HKRU\u2019s established short code stars and some new finds.

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Melody Li Nim-yan and Natasha Olson-Thorne will front the group as co-captains at the repechage,

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Hong Kong is grouped with France, Colombia and Madagascar (Pool C). Russia, Argentina, Mexico and Samoa are in Pool A, with Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Jamaica and Tunisia in Pool B.

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The women have not played international sevens since the Asia Rugby Olympic qualifiers in November 2019, but have managed the uncertainties of training in a pandemic with aplomb.

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That lengthy enforced layoff has not put the squad off its stride according to Monaghan:

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\u201cWe have had 18 months to prepare, so we are as ready as we possibly can be. You train to play and we are as prepared as we can be; I think the girls have collectively had enough of intra-squad games and pushing their individual mental and physical levels to their limits.

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\u201cWe play because we love the game and this is the first opportunity we have had to play on a global stage in a while.

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There is a lot of excitement, and I am sure a wee bit of trepidation because it has been a while, but we back ourselves and the process that we have to navigate all of that,\u201d he added.

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The core that has driven Hong Kong selection in recent seasons remains intact with Li and Olson-Thorne joined by a cadre of veterans in Nam Ka-man, Jessica Ho Wai-on, Chong Ka-yan, Stephanie Chan and Vivian Poon.

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Recent seasons have seen a steady stream of emerging youth players make the grade, with Chloe Chan amongst the latest baby faced assassins to join the group.

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Chan holds her spot in the group for Monaco and is joined by another National Age Grade programme graduate in Shanna Forrest.

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Forrest was included in the Hong Kong development tour to Malaysia in 2019 where she performed well. An ensuing injury and the pandemic have conspired to keep her from a first senior sevens cap, but she is included in the final 13 person travelling squad, which will be culled to 12 before the tournament.

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\u201cShe has been with us at the HKSI for the better part of a year now and we have been working closely to support that transition to full-time rugby, which she has managed really well.

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It is exciting to see how she is developing and this is another big opportunity for her,\u201d said Monaghan.

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Another potential first cap is Hong Kong Scottish star Hui Man-ling, with the former Hong Kong track and field athlete boasting the out and out speed that is so vital in sevens.

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There is a third new name on the squad sheet, but it belongs to an old head in one of Hong Kong\u2019s mainstay fifteens players and former captains, Chow Mei-nam.

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The gritty Hong Kong No8 has doubled down on her preparations to position herself for a possible first sevens cap.

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\u201cWith the RWC being postponed it gave her an opportunity to refocus on sevens. She is tall and brings the physicality we need, and some significant experience,\u201d said Monaghan.

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\u201cThis is not going to be a normal tournament; you are going for the Olympics, and it will be heavily policed around Covid, the players need to be confident in themselves to deal with that pressure.

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You can see Mei-nam\u2019s leadership quality just in the way she carries herself in training. She has transitioned to sevens fitness really well.

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She likes to play with the ball in hand, and has a good understanding of when\u00a0 to be direct and when to manage contact.\u201d

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\u201cSince I have been here we have never had a chance to work with the XVs players because of their squad priorities in terms of RWC or ARC, so it is a huge bonus to have a player of that calibre available.\u201d

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Monaghan is pleased with his final group for Monaco: \u201cWe have a real good blend and I am happy with where we are at; all of these girls have travelled the world and played in\u00a0big tournaments in different guises.

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They have really stepped it up in training, but you will never know until you are in tournament how well we have prepared. But from what I see they are ready and prepared for the challenge ahead.

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\u201cWe are ambitious. We definitely believe in ourselves and that we can put the kind of performances in that we need to, to get to the position where we can be pushing for qualification to the Olympics.

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Hong Kong, China Women\u2019s Sevens Squad: Olympic Repechage (June 19-20, Monaco)

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Melody LI Nim-yan; Natasha OLSON-THORNE; CHONG Ka-yan; Vivian POON Hoi-yan; NAM Ka-man; Stephanie CHAN Chor-ki; Jessica HO Wai-on; CHAN, Chloe; Agnes TSE Wing-kiu; Maggie AU YEUNG Sin-yi; CHOW Mei-nam*; Shanna FORREST*; HUI Man-ling.

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*Potential senior sevens squad debut

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The post HKRU Women\u2019s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "The Hong Kong, China women\u2019s sevens squad taking part in the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco on 19-20 June was announced today by the Hong Kong Rugby Union.\nTwelve teams from all over the world will be vying to reach the final with the top two teams from Monaco booking their tickets to Tokyo.\nAfter 18 months without international competition due to the pandemic, coach Iain Monaghan has emerged from the Hong Kong Sports Institute with a squad full of the HKRU\u2019s established short code stars and some new finds.\nMelody Li Nim-yan and Natasha Olson-Thorne will front the group as co-captains at the repechage,\nHong Kong is grouped with France, Colombia and Madagascar (Pool C). Russia, Argentina, Mexico and Samoa are in Pool A, with Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Jamaica and Tunisia in Pool B.\nThe women have not played international sevens since the Asia Rugby Olympic qualifiers in November 2019, but have managed the uncertainties of training in a pandemic with aplomb.\nThat lengthy enforced layoff has not put the squad off its stride according to Monaghan:\n\u201cWe have had 18 months to prepare, so we are as ready as we possibly can be. You train to play and we are as prepared as we can be; I think the girls have collectively had enough of intra-squad games and pushing their individual mental and physical levels to their limits.\n\u201cWe play because we love the game and this is the first opportunity we have had to play on a global stage in a while.\nThere is a lot of excitement, and I am sure a wee bit of trepidation because it has been a while, but we back ourselves and the process that we have to navigate all of that,\u201d he added.\nThe core that has driven Hong Kong selection in recent seasons remains intact with Li and Olson-Thorne joined by a cadre of veterans in Nam Ka-man, Jessica Ho Wai-on, Chong Ka-yan, Stephanie Chan and Vivian Poon.\n\nRecent seasons have seen a steady stream of emerging youth players make the grade, with Chloe Chan amongst the latest baby faced assassins to join the group.\nChan holds her spot in the group for Monaco and is joined by another National Age Grade programme graduate in Shanna Forrest.\nForrest was included in the Hong Kong development tour to Malaysia in 2019 where she performed well. An ensuing injury and the pandemic have conspired to keep her from a first senior sevens cap, but she is included in the final 13 person travelling squad, which will be culled to 12 before the tournament.\n\u201cShe has been with us at the HKSI for the better part of a year now and we have been working closely to support that transition to full-time rugby, which she has managed really well.\nIt is exciting to see how she is developing and this is another big opportunity for her,\u201d said Monaghan.\nAnother potential first cap is Hong Kong Scottish star Hui Man-ling, with the former Hong Kong track and field athlete boasting the out and out speed that is so vital in sevens.\nThere is a third new name on the squad sheet, but it belongs to an old head in one of Hong Kong\u2019s mainstay fifteens players and former captains, Chow Mei-nam.\nThe gritty Hong Kong No8 has doubled down on her preparations to position herself for a possible first sevens cap.\n\u201cWith the RWC being postponed it gave her an opportunity to refocus on sevens. She is tall and brings the physicality we need, and some significant experience,\u201d said Monaghan.\n\u201cThis is not going to be a normal tournament; you are going for the Olympics, and it will be heavily policed around Covid, the players need to be confident in themselves to deal with that pressure.\nYou can see Mei-nam\u2019s leadership quality just in the way she carries herself in training. She has transitioned to sevens fitness really well.\nShe likes to play with the ball in hand, and has a good understanding of when\u00a0 to be direct and when to manage contact.\u201d\n\n\u201cSince I have been here we have never had a chance to work with the XVs players because of their squad priorities in terms of RWC or ARC, so it is a huge bonus to have a player of that calibre available.\u201d\n \nMonaghan is pleased with his final group for Monaco: \u201cWe have a real good blend and I am happy with where we are at; all of these girls have travelled the world and played in\u00a0big tournaments in different guises.\nThey have really stepped it up in training, but you will never know until you are in tournament how well we have prepared. But from what I see they are ready and prepared for the challenge ahead.\n\u201cWe are ambitious. We definitely believe in ourselves and that we can put the kind of performances in that we need to, to get to the position where we can be pushing for qualification to the Olympics.\nHong Kong, China Women\u2019s Sevens Squad: Olympic Repechage (June 19-20, Monaco)\nMelody LI Nim-yan; Natasha OLSON-THORNE; CHONG Ka-yan; Vivian POON Hoi-yan; NAM Ka-man; Stephanie CHAN Chor-ki; Jessica HO Wai-on; CHAN, Chloe; Agnes TSE Wing-kiu; Maggie AU YEUNG Sin-yi; CHOW Mei-nam*; Shanna FORREST*; HUI Man-ling.\n \n*Potential senior sevens squad debut\nThe post HKRU Women\u2019s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2021-06-02T07:22:37+08:00", "date_modified": "2021-06-02T07:22:37+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hong-Kong-China-Womens-7s-squad-for-2020-Olympic-Qualifiers-in-GZ.jpg", "tags": [ "Hong Kong", "Featured", "Olympics", "Hong Kong Sevens", "Womens Rugby", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=7861", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2021/03/08/womens-executive-leadership-scholarships-2021/", "title": "Nahid and Sarah recipients of Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships", "content_html": "

World Rugby paves the way for future leaders in rugby with 12 new Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships 2021 awarded

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On International Women\u2019s Day, World Rugby has reconfirmed its commitment and investment into the acceleration of women in leadership positions in rugby through its transformational World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship programme, with 12 new recipients identified across the globe for 2021.

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Aligned to #IWD2021\u2019s theme of #Choosetochallenge, World Rugby has invested \u00a3490,000 in the Executive Leadership Scholarships since the programme\u2019s inception in 2018, with successful candidates receiving a \u00a310,000 grant to support professional development.

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In addition, recipients benefit from informal mentoring and are connected with inspirational leaders, both male and female, from the wider global rugby family.

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A key component of World Rugby\u2019s ambitious strategic plan to accelerate the global development of women in rugby, 2017-25, the Executive Leadership Scholarship programme directly delivers against the core pillar to develop inspirational leadership on and off the field.

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Initially a two-year initiative, the programme has been so successful it is now entering its fourth year, with 37 recipients worldwide already benefitting from scholarships with some notable leadership appointments from the alumni including:

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\u00a0Ada Milby – Elected President of the Philippine Rugby Football Union

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The programme is open to women in rugby who are currently involved at governance or senior management level or have the potential to be a senior manager or union/regional association board member in the sport within two years.

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World Rugby Chair Sir Bill Beaumont today said: \u201cOn International Women\u2019s Day 2021 we are proud to be announcing 12 new recipients of our transformational Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship programme. We are fully committed to advancing women in leadership positions in rugby, and this is a key initiative that will have a significant impact on the future growth of our sport.

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Relted news :The Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi

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\u201cOur 2021 recipients will follow in the impactful strides of the programme\u2019s alumni, who have progressed to achieve great things as leaders in our sport. I would like to congratulate all of our Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients for 2021.\u201d

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2021 World Rugby Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients:

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Asia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai said \u201cA well deserved congratulations to Nahid and Sarah on\"Asia being awarded Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships for 2021, they are a truly leaders within their respective unions and Asia Rugby in general.

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We at Asia Rugby are committed to keep excelling and accelerating potential female calibers and to achieve the desirable gender balance in the biggest continent\u201d

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Women\u2019s Advisory Committee Chair Serge Simon said: \u201cThrough the Executive Leadership Scholarship programme, the landscape of leaders within rugby is evolving, with more women moving into decision-making and leadership positions. We are committed to ensuring that women across the world have equal opportunities at all levels of the game. Congratulations to this year\u2019s scholarship recipients.\u201d

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\"\"World Rugby General Manager of Women\u2019s Rugby Katie Sadleir said: \u201cOne of the real success stories of the Executive Leadership Scholarships is not only how the programme has proven it can propel and accelerate women into leadership positions in rugby, but also the organic emergence of a connected, global network of leaders and future women in rugby leaders, where they can seek guidance, knowledge share and importantly celebrate professional successes, no matter how big or small. We are looking forward to working and supporting this year\u2019s scholarship group as they continue with their professional development aspirations.\u201d

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The post Nahid and Sarah recipients of Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "World Rugby paves the way for future leaders in rugby with 12 new Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships 2021 awarded\n\nTwelve new Executive Leader Scholarship recipients in 2021\nWorld Rugby investment to date for the transformational programme stands at almost \u00a3500,000\nForty-nine global recipients have been awarded scholarships since 2018\nProgramme directly delivers against ambitious women\u2019s strategic plan\n\nOn International Women\u2019s Day, World Rugby has reconfirmed its commitment and investment into the acceleration of women in leadership positions in rugby through its transformational World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship programme, with 12 new recipients identified across the globe for 2021.\nAligned to #IWD2021\u2019s theme of #Choosetochallenge, World Rugby has invested \u00a3490,000 in the Executive Leadership Scholarships since the programme\u2019s inception in 2018, with successful candidates receiving a \u00a310,000 grant to support professional development.\nIn addition, recipients benefit from informal mentoring and are connected with inspirational leaders, both male and female, from the wider global rugby family.\nA key component of World Rugby\u2019s ambitious strategic plan to accelerate the global development of women in rugby, 2017-25, the Executive Leadership Scholarship programme directly delivers against the core pillar to develop inspirational leadership on and off the field.\nInitially a two-year initiative, the programme has been so successful it is now entering its fourth year, with 37 recipients worldwide already benefitting from scholarships with some notable leadership appointments from the alumni including:\n\n\u00a0Ada Milby – Elected President of the Philippine Rugby Football Union\n\nMarjorie Enya – Appointed to the World Rugby Council for Sudam\u00e9rica Rugby\nMaria Catalina Palacio – Appointed to Sudam\u00e9rica Rugby\u2019s Council\nViengsamai Souksavanh \u2013 Appointed Chief Executive of Lao Rugby Federation\nRolande Boro – Appointed to the World Rugby Council for Rugby Africa\nDr Araba \u2018Roo\u2019 Chintoh – The first female Rugby Americas North board representative for Canada and is also the chairperson of the World Rugby Transgender Participation Working Group\nMaha Zaoui – The first appointed Women\u2019s Development Manager of a region, Rugby Africa\n\nThe programme is open to women in rugby who are currently involved at governance or senior management level or have the potential to be a senior manager or union/regional association board member in the sport within two years.\n\nWorld Rugby Chair Sir Bill Beaumont today said: \u201cOn International Women\u2019s Day 2021 we are proud to be announcing 12 new recipients of our transformational Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship programme. We are fully committed to advancing women in leadership positions in rugby, and this is a key initiative that will have a significant impact on the future growth of our sport.\nRelted news :The Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi\n\u201cOur 2021 recipients will follow in the impactful strides of the programme\u2019s alumni, who have progressed to achieve great things as leaders in our sport. I would like to congratulate all of our Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients for 2021.\u201d\n\n2021 World Rugby Executive Leadership Scholarship recipients:\n\nAna Tuiketei (Fiji) \u2013 Judicial Officer Fiji Rugby and Oceania Rugby\nLanna Assaigo-Kami (Papua New Guinea) \u2013 Papua New Guinea Rugby Union legal consultant and volunteer, board member of a Coalition of Change NGO\nAnnabel Kehoe (Canada) \u2013 Chief Executive Officer, British Columbia Rugby Union, Chair of the National Return to Play Working Group of Rugby Canada\nMeaghan Howat (Canada) \u2013 Board Member of Rugby Canada\nAbigail Mnikwa (Zimbabwe) \u2013 Zimbabwe Rugby Union board member, Chair of Zimbabwe Women’s Rugby Committee\nPeris Mukoko (Kenya) \u2013 Board Member at the Kenya Rugby Union\nDeuyenit Valenciano Cascante (Costa Rica) \u2013 Women’s Development Officer for Costa Rican Rugby Federation, member of the Central American Women’s Rugby Committee\nNatalia Diaz (Argentina) \u2013 Coach in Women’s High Performance in UAR, part of the Argentine national women\u2019s team staff\nHana Schlangerov\u00e1 (Czechia) \u2013 Czech Board Member and Technical Committee and Chair of Women\u2019s Rugby Committee\nRebecca Davies (England) \u2013 RFU Constituent Body and Club Development Sub-Committee member, Chairperson of Club Development in Staffordshire RFU\n\n\nNahid Biyarjomandi (Iran) \u2013 Asia Rugby Executive Committe member and first deputy of Asia Women\u2019s Advisory Committee. Board member and Head of Development Committee of Iran Rugby\nSarah Abd Elbaki (Syria) \u2013 Head of Women\u2019s Rugby Development in Syria, member of Asia Rugby Competitions committee, advisory board member for the Girls\u2019 Rugby Club (GRC)\n\nAsia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai said \u201cA well deserved congratulations to Nahid and Sarah on being awarded Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships for 2021, they are a truly leaders within their respective unions and Asia Rugby in general.\nWe at Asia Rugby are committed to keep excelling and accelerating potential female calibers and to achieve the desirable gender balance in the biggest continent\u201d\nWomen\u2019s Advisory Committee Chair Serge Simon said: \u201cThrough the Executive Leadership Scholarship programme, the landscape of leaders within rugby is evolving, with more women moving into decision-making and leadership positions. We are committed to ensuring that women across the world have equal opportunities at all levels of the game. Congratulations to this year\u2019s scholarship recipients.\u201d\nWorld Rugby General Manager of Women\u2019s Rugby Katie Sadleir said: \u201cOne of the real success stories of the Executive Leadership Scholarships is not only how the programme has proven it can propel and accelerate women into leadership positions in rugby, but also the organic emergence of a connected, global network of leaders and future women in rugby leaders, where they can seek guidance, knowledge share and importantly celebrate professional successes, no matter how big or small. We are looking forward to working and supporting this year\u2019s scholarship group as they continue with their professional development aspirations.\u201d\n\nhttps://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Copy-of-Snip-1-KATIE-IG.mp4\n \nThe post Nahid and Sarah recipients of Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarships appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2021-03-08T17:10:04+08:00", "date_modified": "2021-03-08T17:10:04+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Shorship-2021.jpg", "tags": [ "IWD2021", "Featured", "Sarah Abd elbaki", "Unstoppable", "Womens Rugby", "News" ], "attachments": [ { "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Copy-of-Snip-1-KATIE-IG.mp4", "mime_type": "video/mp4", "size_in_bytes": 16588185 } ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=7639", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2020/12/03/japan-womens-tokyo-2020-preparation/", "title": "The seven rules driving Japan women\u2019s Tokyo 2020 preparation", "content_html": "

Japan Women team manager Akane Kagawa has revealed the seven commandments it is hoped will help inspire the Sakura to win Olympic gold in Tokyo.

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Kagawa was a guest on\u00a0Asia Rugby Live last month and made no secret of the fact that the hosts were determined to win the sevens tournament at the rearranged Olympic Games in July.

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\u201cOf course, our target is to get a medal,\u201d she said. \u201cThe colour should be gold.\u201d

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As the squad prepares for the tournament, which will be held at Tokyo Stadium, the players have taken inspiration from the cherry blossom that is the emblem of the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and appears on the team\u2019s kit.

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Related Video: QUALIFIED! Japan women 7s #olympicday

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The Sakura players have also bought into seven team rules: self-management, consideration, gratitude, respect, pride, decency and harmony.

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\u201cAs you can see on our shirt, our union logo is a cherry blossom,\u201d Kagawa said.

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\u201cCherry blossom is very beautiful, but it doesn\u2019t last long. Once they bloom they are just gone for a very short time period, so all of those flowers will make an effort to be the best during [the time] they are blooming.

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\u201cSo, we are just having that image in our team as well, so the cherry blossom actually represents what we do as a team.

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\u201cTo achieve what we would like to do in our team, we [also] have seven rules in our team.\u201d

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She added: \u201cFor us to perform well in the game of rugby, it is required of all the players not only to train hard but also put value on their attitude as a national representative player, on and off the field.

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\u201cTherefore, both our players and staff always have these rules in their mind, and try to implement them on an every-day basis.

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\u201cAs a representative of Japan, we would like to be top of the world on and off the field. To achieve that we are determined to make our best effort for Tokyo 2020 with these seven rules.\u201d

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CHINESE POTENTIAL

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Kagawa appeared on Asia Rugby Live alongside China women\u2019s sevens head coach, Euan Mackintosh, Chinese national team player, Chen Keyi and Chinese Rugby Football Association communications manager Wang Xizi.

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China booked their first appearance at the Olympics with victory over Hong Kong in November, 2019, and have been together as a squad since returning to the country in March.

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Mackintosh, who joked he would see Kagawa in the Olympic final at Tokyo Stadium, has been pleased with how his players have adapted during a difficult year.

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\u201cThe potential here is huge,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know a lot about the rugby set-up before I came, but seeing the structures that have been put in place and the number of players who are actually playing the game, it\u2019s definitely an exciting time looking at the potential that China has.

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\u201cWith obviously us qualifying for the Olympics for the first time, it opens up a lot of doors for us with regards to the promotion of rugby sevens here\u2026 just to inspire some younger female athletes to play a game that probably a lot of them don\u2019t know exists. So, it\u2019s a pretty exciting time.\u201d

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The post The seven rules driving Japan women\u2019s Tokyo 2020 preparation appeared first on Asia Rugby.

\n", "content_text": "Japan Women team manager Akane Kagawa has revealed the seven commandments it is hoped will help inspire the Sakura to win Olympic gold in Tokyo.\nKagawa was a guest on\u00a0Asia Rugby Live last month and made no secret of the fact that the hosts were determined to win the sevens tournament at the rearranged Olympic Games in July.\n\u201cOf course, our target is to get a medal,\u201d she said. \u201cThe colour should be gold.\u201d\n\nAs the squad prepares for the tournament, which will be held at Tokyo Stadium, the players have taken inspiration from the cherry blossom that is the emblem of the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and appears on the team\u2019s kit.\nRelated Video: QUALIFIED! Japan women 7s #olympicday\nThe Sakura players have also bought into seven team rules: self-management, consideration, gratitude, respect, pride, decency and harmony.\n\u201cAs you can see on our shirt, our union logo is a cherry blossom,\u201d Kagawa said.\n\u201cCherry blossom is very beautiful, but it doesn\u2019t last long. Once they bloom they are just gone for a very short time period, so all of those flowers will make an effort to be the best during [the time] they are blooming.\n\u201cSo, we are just having that image in our team as well, so the cherry blossom actually represents what we do as a team.\n\u201cTo achieve what we would like to do in our team, we [also] have seven rules in our team.\u201d\nShe added: \u201cFor us to perform well in the game of rugby, it is required of all the players not only to train hard but also put value on their attitude as a national representative player, on and off the field.\n\u201cTherefore, both our players and staff always have these rules in their mind, and try to implement them on an every-day basis.\n\u201cAs a representative of Japan, we would like to be top of the world on and off the field. To achieve that we are determined to make our best effort for Tokyo 2020 with these seven rules.\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHINESE POTENTIAL\nKagawa appeared on Asia Rugby Live alongside China women\u2019s sevens head coach, Euan Mackintosh, Chinese national team player, Chen Keyi and Chinese Rugby Football Association communications manager Wang Xizi.\nChina booked their first appearance at the Olympics with victory over Hong Kong in November, 2019, and have been together as a squad since returning to the country in March.\nMackintosh, who joked he would see Kagawa in the Olympic final at Tokyo Stadium, has been pleased with how his players have adapted during a difficult year.\n\u201cThe potential here is huge,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know a lot about the rugby set-up before I came, but seeing the structures that have been put in place and the number of players who are actually playing the game, it\u2019s definitely an exciting time looking at the potential that China has.\n\u201cWith obviously us qualifying for the Olympics for the first time, it opens up a lot of doors for us with regards to the promotion of rugby sevens here\u2026 just to inspire some younger female athletes to play a game that probably a lot of them don\u2019t know exists. So, it\u2019s a pretty exciting time.\u201d\nThe post The seven rules driving Japan women\u2019s Tokyo 2020 preparation appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2020-12-03T06:30:03+08:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-03T06:30:03+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Head-Japan-women.jpg", "tags": [ "Japan", "China", "Featured", "Olympics", "Live Streaming", "Womens Rugby" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=7622", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2020/12/01/rugby-world-cup-2025-set-to-break-new-ground-as-tournament-expands-to-16-teams/", "title": "Rugby World Cup 2025 set to break new ground as tournament expands to 16 teams", "content_html": "

World Rugby has confirmed that the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup 2025 will expand to 16 team

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World Rugby has confirmed that the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup will expand to 16 teams from 2025 onwards.

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Related News:\u00a0Rugby World Cup host selection process (Men & Women)

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The landmark decision, taken by the Rugby World Cup Board earlier this year, reflects World Rugby\u2019s commitment to accelerating development of the women\u2019s game globally through its transformational women\u2019s strategic plan 2017-25.

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With women\u2019s rugby interest and participation going from strength to strength, the decision supports a core pillar of the plan in increasing the global competitiveness of women\u2019s international rugby, providing the opportunity for more teams to be more competitive on the biggest stages.

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Women\u2019s rugby has experienced record growth in recent years, with women and girls now accounting for 28% of the global playing population.

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Interest in Rugby World Cup hosting continues to grow ahead of the formal process beginning in February 2021 and today\u2019s announcement follows recent confirmation of key elements relation to the\u00a0evaluation, publication and voting process\u00a0for the 2025 and 2029 editions, which will be awarded at the same time as the men\u2019s in May 2022.

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Rugby World Cup continues to go from strength to strength and New Zealand 2021 is set to feature a\u00a0host of exciting new format changes\u00a0which prioritise player welfare and event promotion.

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World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said \u201cWomen\u2019s rugby is the single greatest opportunity to grow the sport globally. In 2017 we set out an ambitious eight-year plan to accelerate the development of women in rugby, with a core pillar focussing on high-performance competition and an ambition to improve and expand the number of teams competing in pinnacle events. We have seen in recent years that more teams are making a statement at international level and unions are continuing to develop their women\u2019s high-performance programmes.

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\u201cThis is a milestone moment for the women\u2019s game, expansion of the Rugby World Cup opens additional aspirational and inspirational playing pathway opportunities for unions at the highest level of the game and creates added incentive for unions worldwide to continue to invest and grow in their women\u2019s programmes.\u201d

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\n", "content_text": "World Rugby has confirmed that the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup 2025 will expand to 16 team\n\nWomen\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup to increase from 12 to 16 teams from 2025 onwards\nDecision directly delivers against core pillar of the transformational women\u2019s rugby strategic plan 2017-25\nFuture RWC host selection process opens in February 2021 and will conclude in May 2022 with a Council vote\nWorld Rugby Council has approved a progressive host selection awarding process featuring a risk-based evaluation and open, published vote\n\nWorld Rugby has confirmed that the women\u2019s edition of the Rugby World Cup will expand to 16 teams from 2025 onwards.\nRelated News:\u00a0Rugby World Cup host selection process (Men & Women)\nThe landmark decision, taken by the Rugby World Cup Board earlier this year, reflects World Rugby\u2019s commitment to accelerating development of the women\u2019s game globally through its transformational women\u2019s strategic plan 2017-25.\nWith women\u2019s rugby interest and participation going from strength to strength, the decision supports a core pillar of the plan in increasing the global competitiveness of women\u2019s international rugby, providing the opportunity for more teams to be more competitive on the biggest stages.\nWomen\u2019s rugby has experienced record growth in recent years, with women and girls now accounting for 28% of the global playing population.\nInterest in Rugby World Cup hosting continues to grow ahead of the formal process beginning in February 2021 and today\u2019s announcement follows recent confirmation of key elements relation to the\u00a0evaluation, publication and voting process\u00a0for the 2025 and 2029 editions, which will be awarded at the same time as the men\u2019s in May 2022.\nRugby World Cup continues to go from strength to strength and New Zealand 2021 is set to feature a\u00a0host of exciting new format changes\u00a0which prioritise player welfare and event promotion.\nWorld Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said \u201cWomen\u2019s rugby is the single greatest opportunity to grow the sport globally. In 2017 we set out an ambitious eight-year plan to accelerate the development of women in rugby, with a core pillar focussing on high-performance competition and an ambition to improve and expand the number of teams competing in pinnacle events. We have seen in recent years that more teams are making a statement at international level and unions are continuing to develop their women\u2019s high-performance programmes.\n\u201cThis is a milestone moment for the women\u2019s game, expansion of the Rugby World Cup opens additional aspirational and inspirational playing pathway opportunities for unions at the highest level of the game and creates added incentive for unions worldwide to continue to invest and grow in their women\u2019s programmes.\u201d\nThe post Rugby World Cup 2025 set to break new ground as tournament expands to 16 teams appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2020-12-01T07:58:15+08:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-01T07:58:15+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Womens-Rugby-world-cup-2015.jpg", "tags": [ "World Cup", "Womens Rugby", "womens world cup", "Featured", "Rugby World Cup 2021" ] } ] }