The Qatar Rugby team emerged as champions of Asia Rugby Division 3 West after defeating Iran 40-12 in a thrilling match held at the Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Qatar team dominated the game with relentless pressure and a solid ...
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UAE clinch double gold at the West Asia 7s trophy
The United Arab Emirates men’s and women’s teams impressed at the West Asia 7s Trophy 2021 tournament held in Doha, Qatar as they won bragging rights to the title in both categories. UAE men beat a spirited Iran in the cup final by 38-14 while the UAE women’s team thrashed Qatar by a scoreline of ...
Jordan and Qatar become associate members of World Rugby
The Jordan Rugby Committee, Qatar Rugby Federation and Turkish Rugby Federation have been welcomed as World Rugby associate members, bringing the number of national unions in membership to 127. World Rugby’s supreme decision-making body approved the recommendation of the Executive and Regional ...
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 ...
Qatar triumph in ARC Division III West
Qatar beat Lebanon 13-10 in an enthralling winner-takes-all final of the Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West in Doha. The win puts an end to Lebanon’s recent success in the competition having won the previous two tournaments in 2017 and 2018. Asia Rugby Championship Division 3 West ...
Qatar open with impressive win in ARC Div III West
[ Qatar v Jordan ] Hosts Qatar impressively beat Jordan 77-0 in the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West opener. Both sides will now go on and play defending champions Lebanon before the first piece of silverware in the Asia Rugby calendar is decided. Brook Tremayne gave Qatar an ...
Lebanon defend ARC Div III W title #ARC2018
Lebanon defended their Asia Rugby Championship Division III West title with a 29-17 victory over Iran in the final. Despite trailing 10-0 after 11 minutes, the hosts drew level at half-time thanks to a penalty from Karim Jammal and a penalty try. Iran’s Jalal Jahanbakhsh was shown a red ...
Qatar, Lebanon and Syria make international sevens debuts
Alongside the Asia Rugby Championship Division III West competition, a women’s sevens tournament also took place this week. Hosted by Lebanon, two Lebanese teams competed with both Qatar and Syria on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the ARC Div III W final between Lebanon and Iran. All three ...
Hosting ARC Div III to boost rugby in Lebanon
While many eyes will be on the first round of the Asia Rugby at the end of April, Beirut will host four teams looking to claim the 2018 ARC Division III West title a few days earlier. Hosts Lebanon will be aiming to defend the title they won in 2017 following a 25-24 victory over Iran and 24-24 ...
First-ever ARST in Qatar to kick off on Friday
Qatar Rugby Reports that the stage is set for the first ever Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy (ARST), an 11-nation continental championship, which will be held on March 3 and 4 at the Aspire Rugby Pitch in Doha. Iran, Jordan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand, India, Pakistan, UAE, Singapore and ...