News and Features
Invictus
11 Jan 2010
Released last month in the United States and coming to a screen near you soon, wherever you live, ‘Invictus’ is the 2009 biographical drama film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup Finals in South Africa.
The Stephenson show
23 Nov 2009
The Philippines reinforced against Pakistan, what had been patently apparent in their first two games of this round robin tournament, in that their three-quarters had far too much quality and class for the opposition at this level. Added to that there has been no occasion when an individual has ever given such a consummate performance in the colours of the Philippines at any level, as Ned Stephenson did last Saturday.
Three teams still in with a shout
20 Nov 2009
Laos who were given an absolute drubbing on Tuesday and whose game-end bench looked like a scene from Casualty, showed admirable resolve and no little pride in picking themselves up and making Pakistan fight to the very last minute for their 7-0 win last night.
Philippines cruise to win, whilst Iran win war of attrition over Pakistan
18 Nov 2009
International School Manila provided the perfect setting for two very different opening games in the 2009 Asian Under 20 Division 2 Tournament.
The future of Asian rugby
13 Nov 2009
The true level of the massive progress being made in the development of the sport of rugby union throughout Asia can be witnessed next week, when the Philippines plays host to the Asian Under 20’s (Division 2) Championship.
Partner with Rugby in Asia
19 Oct 2009
Rugby in Asia is actively seeking partner companies in order to sustain the growth of the site and thereby give rugby union the publicity, in the Asia / Middle East region, that it richly deserves. This is an opportunity to receive wide-ranging promotion of your company whilst, also showing solid support for the game you love.
Welcome to Rugby in Iran. Rugby was originally introduced to the country by the British.
Today rugby is played in fifteen of Iran’s thirty provinces and there are over 1000 active male players and 500 active female players. Iran joined the Asian Rugby Football Union in 2005.
The men’s national team were promoted to compete in Division 3 of the Asian 5 Nations Championships in 2009 after topping a Regional Pool in 2008.The women’s national team finished in 10th place at the Asian Women’s Sevens Championships in 2009.
Follow the links to discover more about rugby in Iran.
Other News
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Two years to go
Exactly two years today the Rugby World Cup 2011 will kick off in Auckland, New Zealand with the first game being the hosts taking on Tonga.
09 Sep 2009
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Olympic return is within touching distance
Rugby seems set to return to the Olympic Games in 2016. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board voted to include rugby sevens and golf at its Berlin executive board meeting yesterday.
14 Aug 2009
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New I.R.B. Laws Website
If you are a player or a coach at any level of the game it is mandatory that you have a grasp of the Laws of the game.
31 Jul 2009
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Bledisloe is off to the Land of the Rising Sun
Last year’s 4th Bledisloe Cup match, played in Hong Kong, between the Wallabies and the All Blacks netted both unions millions of dollars in much needed additional income and for that reason above any of the other more philanthropic suggestions, Asian rugby fans will have the opportunity to see two of the three highest ranked teams in the world battle it out in Tokyo’s National Stadium on 31st October 2009.
22 Jul 2009
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Asian 5 Nations 2009; the final story
All the matches in the 2009 Asian 5 Nations have now been completed and the final results are detailed below. Japan again dominated the Top Five, but Kazakhstan surprised everyone, not least Korea by finishing in second place. Next year the tournament will double as the qualifiers for the World Cup 2011. In the highly unlikely circumstances that the Arabian Gulf were to qualify it may cause some consternation, as their union is being officially split up into its constituent countries on December 31st 2010.
08 Jul 2009
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Hamid’s hat-trick helps Iran to convincing win
Iran demonstrated again on Saturday that with continued access to coaching expertise and more exposure to international competition that they have every chance of becoming a regional force in the future.
05 Jul 2009
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Zappia is the game-breaker
Old adversaries Guam and the Philippines will play for the fourth consecutive year this coming Saturday, but this time there is promotion riding on the result. They advance after contrasting victories in their Asian 5 Nations Division 3 semi-final assignments yesterday. Guam were never troubled in recording a 23-3 win over Indonesia, whereas the Philippines were made to battle for every inch of grass on the field in overcoming Iran 15-0.,
02 Jul 2009
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Opportunity knocks
The first ever Asian 5 Nations Division 3 Tournament kicks off on Wednesday afternoon with two intriguing contests. Four teams, who have until this year competed in the regional pools with no chance of advancement to the higher leagues, will be vying not only for the Division 3 title, but for that all important opportunity move up and take on more established rugby nations such as China and Thailand next year.
29 Jun 2009
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Surely rugby sevens will get the nod
Rugby sevens and golf have emerged as the favourites for inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games. Seven sports; baseball, golf, softball, rugby sevens, roller sports, squash and karate recently put their case to the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland.
25 Jun 2009
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Seven magnificent finals
First of all, hats off to China. They travelled to Thailand with the tag of heavy favourites and they proved without doubt, to all present that they were worthy of that pre-tournament billing. Not only that, they did it with style, playing fast open rugby and running in some classic seven’s scores. They are blessed throughout their entire twelve woman squad with raw speed, sure handling and bags of confidence and there’s very little answer to that combination in seven a-side rugby.
01 Jun 2009
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Asian Women’s Sevens Championships
Fourteen women’s sevens teams from across the full bredth of Asia will head to the Royal Thai Navy Stadium in Sattahip, Chonburi this coming weekend. In the first division the teams will play in two groups. Group A sees hosts Thailand pitted against the traditionally strong Kazakhstan team, Taiwan, the Arabian Gulf and Iran.
27 May 2009
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Indonesian Rhinos squad announced
With the Asian 5 Nations Division 3 tournament fast approaching the Indonesian Rhinos have announced their provisional training squad. Indonesia will take on Guam on July 1st and will then face either Iran or the Philippines on July 4th.
14 May 2009
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WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE
Please accept this notification that we have now OFFICIALLY GONE LIVE. It’s taken a while, but if you were enjoying the site before then get ready. We are about to pick up the pace! As John D. Rockefeller said, "The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well." All the best for now. Editor
30 Apr 2009
