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.
Beirut International Sevens 2009
24 Nov 2009
International Sevens were played in Beirut recently with 6 teams competing in the 1st Beirut International Sevens Tournament.
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.
Two years to go
09 Sep 2009
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.
Olympic return is within touching distance
14 Aug 2009
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.
New I.R.B. Laws Website
31 Jul 2009
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.
Welcome to Rugby in Syria.
Other News
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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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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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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
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Al Ahli are the Arabian champions
Back on 27th February the 4th Arabian 7’s Challenge Cup took place at 7he Sevens Ground, Dubai. This is the world’s only all Arabic rugby competition and was part of the Arabian Gulf’s build up to their hosting of the Rugby 7’s World Cup.
28 Apr 2009
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Can McGeechan mastermind a repeat of 1997?
All true rugby fans will be looking forward with great anticipation to the month of June. The British and Irish Lions will tour South Africa playing ten matches including 3 tests against the World Champions, the Springboks.
24 Apr 2009
