As part of World Rugby's continued support toward the aims of Accelerating the Development of Women in Rugby, they are once again offering the Women's scholarship program in 2020 . Information on the scholarship program is attached here for your reference with a reminder that to be eligible for ...
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2020 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship (RWC 2021 Qualifier) postponed
Following the decisions on 14 February to reschedule this year’s Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens tournaments, in light of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, Asia Rugby, in coordination with its participating unions, is rescheduling the 2020 Asia Rugby Women’s Championship in Hong Kong until the provisional ...
RWC 2021 set to break new ground as tournament dates are announced
The dates for Rugby World Cup 2021 have been announced as tournament heads to Southern Hemisphere for first time Matches to be played at Waitakere Stadium, Northland Events Centre and Auckland’s Eden Park from 18 September to 16 October 2021 Tournament brand unveiled symbolising the power and ...
Rugby India’s Get Into Rugby Program ranked No 1 globally 2019
This Article about Rugby India's Get Into Rugby Program has been kindly provided by Rugby India As per the World Rugby’s Get Into Rugby (GIR) Statistic report 2019, India now ranks at the top of the rankings globally, reaching out to 214,053 new rugby participants through World Rugby’s outreach ...
Hong Kong to host Asia Rugby’s ‘Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 qualifier’
Asia’s final qualifier competition for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 shall be held in Hong Kong in mid-March. Our 3 unions competing for a place at the RWC are Hong Kong, Japan and Kazakhstan. Matches are scheduled to take place as below: Saturday 14 March: Hong Kong v ...
Japan Rugby’s Sakura Sevens help Guam ladies during their visit to Guam
Japan Rugby’s Sakura Sevens Women’s team, currently ranked 11th in the world, were on Guam for an intense ten day training camp ahead of their attendance at the World Rugby Seven’s Series round in Sydney Australia in February - but with their eyes clearly on performing well at the Olympics being ...
Asia Rugby Awards 2019 Winners
The Asia Rugby Awards 2019 were announced at the 2019 EXCO and Council meeting in Bali on 16-17 November. The five winners are detailed below with information about the awards. 2019 WINNERS: Asia Rugby Award for Character: The International Cooperation Section of JRFU Asia Rugby ...
Hong Kong sweep the Netherlands in boost ahead of 2021 RWC qualifiers
Hong Kong women have won its first ever European tour test series after sweeping the Netherlands with an 18-0 win today in Amsterdam. That follows last Tuesday’s 14-12 victory, which was the first for Hong Kong over any European opponent in fifteen-a-side. Asia Rugby Women's Championship Hong ...
Royce Chan from Hong Kong part of 7 female coaches selected for Women’s Sport Leadership Academy
Seven female coaches from rugby sevens and the 15-a-side game have been selected to participate in the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy for High Performance Coaches (WSLA HPC) as part of a pilot programme in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Supporting Recommendation 6 of ...
Minami hopes Japan’s women can create their own history
Japan women’s prop Saki Minami believes her team-mates can draw inspiration from the Brave Blossoms’ historic Rugby World Cup 2019 campaign as they plot their path to New Zealand 2021. Minami captained her country on the July tour to Australia and will be involved again in L’Aquila on Saturday as ...