Our JRLO 2024-2025 JRLO Round 2 Preview for matches which are played on December 27 and 28 2024 in Japan across all three divisions. JRLO Chairman Genichi Tamatsuka said “There is great excitement and a strong sense of anticipation in […]
There will be no World Rugby U20 Championship in 2025 but World Rugby has said it is consulting with national unions and regional associations regarding the possibility of expanding the World Rugby U20 Championship from 12 to 16 teams in […]
It has been confirmed that Japan will host the 2026 World Deaf Rugby Sevens Championship which will be the third such event to take place following the 2018 event in Australia and in Argentina in 2023. This will be the […]
An ongoing story we have been covering since 2023, GMR Sports has signed a 10-year strategic partnership with Rugby India, the national governing body for rugby, to launch the Rugby Premier League (RPL) with a debut planned for 2025. We […]
In what has been a confusing series of events, Malaysia Rugby has now confirmed its national Men’s XV side will play Sri Lanka in a one-off 2025 Asia Rugby Emirates Mens Championship Playoff match to determine who will be involved […]
For the first time, the men’s edition of the Rugby World Cup being hosted in Australia will feature 24 teams in an expanded format, and for the first time, Asia will have at least two nations represented – We review […]
We preview Round 1 of the new JRLo 2024-2025 season which gets underway on December 21 when Mie Honda Heat hosts Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo at Suzuka, but there is a full round of matches in Japan across all three […]
The inaugural WA 7’s Series (Western Australia) will be taking place from 18-20 January 2025 at Wanneroo Districts Rugby Union Club and is open to Juniors and Seniors playing across various age group divisions. The tournament is particularly keen to […]
The Japan U18 Girls SDS participating in the Global Youth Sevens 2024 won the title they last won in 2022 and were runners-up in 2023 – defeating New Zealand and Australia on the way to the title. Photo Credit – […]
In what seems like a step backwards in progress and diversity from the regional governing body, Asia Rugby’s EXCO has appointed its new committee chairpersons which features no female representation. In 2021, Asia Rugby said it was pushing for female […]
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