Phil Greening in his capacity as the Japan Men’s Sevens Head Coach has been hard at work building structures, the talent pool, and changing perceptions of the benefits of Sevens to the JRLO clubs in Japan. In addition to the […]
Asia Rugby has released the official 2025 competition calendar for 15s rugby international fixtures at the top level in the region for women and men. The tournaments and teams sprung no real surprises with the Asia Rugby Emirates Women’s Championship […]
Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix CEO Yohei Shinomiya sports a big smile as he speaks comfortably in English after recent business meetings and before he left for a French-bound flight. The former Japanese national team player’s women’s rugby club, the Tokyo Sankyu […]
The 2025 HSBC SVNS Vancouver delivered some shocks over the weekend, notably, Brazil women beating Australia, and Japan’s Sakura Sevens achieved their first-ever Cup quarter-final win and bets-finish but it was the Argentina men and New Zealand women who were […]
The KL Tigers have announced that the current Head of the Leicester Tigers Academy in the UK, David Wilks, be joining the Malaysian club as Director of Rugby in September 2025. The KL Tigers said; “We’re thrilled to announce that […]
Following up on the home 2025 test schedule announced for the Brave Blossoms, the JRFU has confirmed the Brave Blossoms Lipovitan D Tour 2025 to Europe in November. The Japanese national men’s XV team will play three fixtures on their […]
Our 2024-2025 JRLO Round 9 Preview with games being played from February 22-23 in Japan across all three Japan Rugby League One divisions – this also marks the halfway mark in the Division 1 season. Results Round 8 Division 1 […]
The HSBC Vancouver SVNS 2025 Pools were drawn for the fourth round of HSBC SVNS, which will take place from 21-23 February 2025. The tournament also features an invitational tournament for the men which will include the hosts, Japan, and […]
On Saturday 15th February 2025, the Jakarta Komodos Rugby Club (JKRC) avenged their final loss a year ago by beating fierce rivals DKI Spartans in the Indonesian capital to claim the Jakarta XVs Rugby Series 2025 in a fiery and […]
Several Asian rugby unions and federations have held elections for new leadership in early 2025, including South Korea, Lebanon, and Mongolia, while others have announced appointments of Head Coaches as the teams start ramping up plans for the international seasons […]
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