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.
Rhinos win Angkor Tens without conceding a single point
28 Oct 2009
Rhinos RFC, a touring side from Hong Kong, captured top honours, while three Cambodian-based clubs won runner-up trophies in the ANZ Royal Bank Angkor 10s Rugby Tournament on Saturday at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium.
Angkor Tens
22 Oct 2009
The Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh will host the Angkor Tens this coming Saturday. Twelve teams, initially split into four pools, will battle for the title which was won last year by local club Sisowath Knights.
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.
In support of Cambodian rugby
01 Oct 2009
Singapore Rugby Union honours it’s unsung heroes, while reaching out a helping hand to Cambodian Rugby.
The night of 30th October 09 will be a special occasion for Singapore and
Cambodian Rugby, when we officially welcome to our shores three rising stars of the Cambodian game to raise funds and awareness for their and their game’s continued development.
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.
Welcome to Rugby in Cambodia. The country has a small but highly competitive league structure with four senior teams. Many of the participants in the domestic game including several who are national team players have learnt the game through the work of Non-governmental Organisations.
The men’s national team compete at the regional level in the Asian 5 Nations structure and the women’s national team will take part in the Asian Women’s Sevens Championships in Thailand this year.
Follow the links to discover more about rugby in Cambodia.
Other News
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Geckos edge Knights
Over the weekend of August 28th-30th the Sisowath Knights from Phnom Penh made a landmark tour to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where they took on the Saigon Geckos in a 15-a-side match at the RMIT University Field.
08 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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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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Cambodia turn the tables on Laos
Led by the standout play of veteran fly half Francois Bleriot and young half back Phorn Bophan, an inspired Cambodian team dominated play nearly all afternoon, beating the visiting Lao PDR 24-8 Saturday at Phnom Penh’s RCAF Stadium.
25 May 2009
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Cambodia set for Lao rematch
The Cambodian national rugby team, the “Koupreys” will attempt to end their four game losing streak when they host the Lao PDR in a friendly this Saturday afternoon at Phnom Penh’s RCAF Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.
21 May 2009
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Garudas win 4th straight Cambodian Rugby Championship
After a sluggish first half, the PSE Garudas used their superior speed and agility in the second half to outlast a determined Stade Khmer side 31-22 to win the championship match of the Cambodian Rugby Premiership at Phnom Penh's RCAF Stadium.
13 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
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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
