News and Features
Teams announced for Cable & Wireless Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens 2010
04 Mar 2010
The twelve participating teams for the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens 2010 (HKWRS) have been announced today by the tournament organizers. The event will be held on Friday March 26, 2010 at the Hong Kong Football Club with the Cup final being played at 7.04pm in the Hong Kong Stadium as part of the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2010.
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.
Double celebration for Sandakan
19 Nov 2009
Borneo Eagles, Sandakan Rugby Club’s first choice team defeated the reigning champions and hosts COBRA, to win the coveted Hui Weng Choon trophy and prize money of 3,000 US Dollars, at the 40th edition of the COBRA Tens last weekend.
SA Vipers reign supreme
10 Nov 2009
South African Vipers took the top spot in the Albitt Cup as the reigning champions after edging out Fiji’s Davetelavu in a thrilling finish to the 62nd Singapore Cricket Club Rugby 7s 2009. They beat the Fijians in a score of 24-0 when the final whistle blew.
Simply the best
06 Nov 2009
Negri Sembilan Wanderers, better known as NS Wanderers, already champions this year at the Blacks Midnight Tens, the Bali Tens and the Jonah Jones Sevens lifted the Borneo Sevens trophy last Sunday.
Thailand in a class of their own
04 Nov 2009
The Thai women’s team gave nigh on a faultless display of sevens rugby last weekend, with a level of skill and a tactics superior to some of the men’s team competing in the Asian Rugby Sevens Series.
Welcome to Rugby in Malaysia. Rugby was introduced to the former British colony of Malaya in the late nineteenth century.
In the early years the game was only played by expatriates, however in 1921 local players became involved, a national union was formed and the sport has seen a steady growth ever since.
There are sixteen unions, associations and councils affiliated to the Malaysian Rugby Union with over 10,000 active players representing more than 300 clubs and 600 schools throughout the entire country.
In 2009 the national men’s team won promotion to Division 1 of the Asian 5 Nations and the women’s national team competed for the first time at the Asian Women’s Sevens Championships.
Malaysia is home to one of the oldest sevens tournament in Asia, the Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens Tournament which has been hosted by the Royal Selangor Club since 1963.
Follow the links to discover more about rugby in Malaysia.
Other News
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Teams peaking nicely for the SCC 7s
October has been a great month for Rugby in general and sevens in particular. The Olympics finally welcomed back rugby into its fold, and with that a new spate of tournaments opened in Asia with the ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Circuit.
04 Nov 2009
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Japan lift cup, while minnows impress
Japan gained revenge over Shanghai Sevens champions Korea, in a tight cup semi-final and then gave a polished performance against an injury ridden Hong Kong in the final to lift the Borneo Sevens Cup and top the Asian Rugby Sevens Series ranking table after the two qualifying tournaments.
03 Nov 2009
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A passage to the Hong Kong Sevens?
The Asian Rugby Sevens Series road-show moves on to the Malaysian city of Kota Kinabalu this weekend for the Borneo Sevens.
30 Oct 2009
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The driest rugby tournament in the world
The t shirts on sale proclaimed it 'The driest rugby tournament in the world', but the lack of the normal free flowing alcohol at events such as this, certainly did nothing to diminish the level of excitement.
27 Oct 2009
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Partner with Rugby in Asia
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.
19 Oct 2009
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A sevens tournament with a difference
Those of who have experienced a visit to Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore or any of the other numerous sevens tournaments throughout the region, will have realised that many get as much pleasure from the party style atmosphere, more often than not fuelled by generous helpings of alcoholic beverages, as they do from the quality rugby on display.
16 Oct 2009
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Malaysian teams dominate Bali Tens and Sevens
In the biggest rugby event ever to be held in Indonesia and played under lights for the first time, the 2009 XP Xclusive Property Bali 10’s Open Cup, Asian Cup and inaugural Bali Women 7’s Cup were dominated by Malaysian teams.
13 Oct 2009
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Eleven-try Singapore crush brave Malaysia
The highly anticipated game between Singapore and Malaysia kicked off with damp conditions at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium on Sunday, making controlling the ball in hand that little bit harder for both teams.
06 Oct 2009
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Singapore kick off preparations for World Cup Qualifiers
Saturday 3rd October will see a landmark fixture in Asian women’s rugby, when the Malaysian national team play their first ever full international. Their opponents will be their far more experienced near neighbours Singapore.
30 Sep 2009
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Top spot for Hong Kong
Hong Kong comprehensively outplayed Chinese Taipei to win the Olympus Capital Asian Junior Rugby Tournament 37-0 and secure their spot as the second best under-20 team in the continent.
14 Sep 2009
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Fat Boy Tens 2009
The 6th Fat Boy Tens as expected was a roaring success and all expectations are that it will raise more money than ever for various local charities and for the development of the game of rugby in the Philippines. The first of a series of articles will deal with the rugby itself.
11 Sep 2009
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Sun Hsin-Chien is hat-trick hero for Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong and surprise finalists Chinese Taipei are into the final of the Olympus Capital Asian Junior Rugby Championships. The final will be played at 17.30 on Saturday, 12 September, 2009 at the Hong Kong Football Club.
10 Sep 2009
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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
