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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

• Bali 10’s 2009

  The XP Xclusive Properties Bali International Rugby 10’s started in 1995 and has developed into Indonesia’s premier rugby tournament. This year for the first time Bali Rugby will host a women’s rugby tournament, the Bali Women’s 7’s as well as the Bali International 10’s and the Indonesian Cup.

  21 Sep 2009

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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  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