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.
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.
Geckos edge Knights
08 Sep 2009
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.
Welcome to Rugby in Vietnam. Although Vietnam does not have an official rugby federation as yet the sport is played in both of the major cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The majority of participants at senior level are expatriates, but there are programmes in schools and through charitable organizations which are actively promoting rugby to the youth of Vietnam.
Follow the links to discover more about rugby in Vietnam.
Other News
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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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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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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
