IRB Sevens World Series Japan in Tokyo 31 mar and 1 Apr 2012. Results day One and Fixtures Quarter-Finals. The weather has played havoc as heavy rain turned the pitch into a mudbath and made handling difficult. This has handicapped sides like Kenya who prefer firm ground and running rugby as opposed to contact. Kenya lost two game they would hope to win the biggest … [Read more...]
Tokyo 2012 Sevens Preview – IRB 7’s Series
Hong Kong closed last week with Fiji producing fireworks on the pitch and the organisers off. Can Japan come anywhere near the drama and excitement? Will be great to see how the Tokyo fans celebrate their first Super Sevens. Certainly the pool stages in Tokyo unless we have some major upsets apart from 'A' are pretty cut and dried. So these are the teams we think will … [Read more...]
March 2012 Tokyo Rugby 7’S Joins Series
New for 2012 in the IRB Sevens schedule is Tokyo Japan. This brings the total rounds to 9 and introduces a new host and opportunities for new teams. Japan will obveously appear as hosts, along with Hong Kong, Portugal and Russia. The full list was announced by the IRB and Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and it is: New Zealand, South Africa, England, Fiji, Samoa, Australia, … [Read more...]
JWT 2010 Moscow results Final & Games to 7th Place
Italy win the Trophy beating Japan 36-7. Here are all the results from the final day in the IRB Junior World Trophy being hosted by Russia in Moscow. Results 7th Place Play-Off 30 May - 13:00 Papua New Guinea 46-22 Zimbabwe Fili Stadium, Moscow 5th Place Play-Off 30 May - 15:15 Uruguay 13-11 Canada Fili Stadium, Moscow 3rd Place Play-Off 30 May - 16:15 Romania … [Read more...]
Asia 5 Nations Champions Japan – Japan 94-5 Hong Kong
Japan win the Asia 5 Nations and qualify as Asia One for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand by beating Hong Kong 94-5. Kazakhstan move to the play-offs as runner up in the Asia 5 Nations Asia Five Nations 2010 Results Week Five: Results Wk5 Sat 22 May 14:00 Japan 94-5 Hong Kong Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium Tokyo Japan Sat 22 May 14:00 Korea 25-32 Kazakhstan Munhak … [Read more...]