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PH Rugby kicks off talent identification program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 03:47 PM

Philippine Rugby and the Philippine Volcanoes on Sunday launched their global talent identification and recruitment program. Read more »

Pinoy rugby players mula PH at NZ, nagsanib puwersa

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News
Posted at Aug 20 11:19 AM

Opisyal ng nagsanib puwersa ang Pambansang Ragbi Liga ng Pilipinas at Eagles Rugby League para mas mapalawak pa ang oportunidad para sa mga Pilipinong manlalaro sa international matches. Read more »

Australia to pay for Tokyo Olympics room damage

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 05 08:06 PM

TOKYO - Australia's Rugby Sevens players have been reprimanded for their drunken behavior on a flight home from the Tokyo Olympics and for damaging their rooms in the Japanese capital, Rugby Australia said on Thursday. Read more »

Ada Milby vying for ExeCom seat in World Rugby

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 02:55 PM

Ada Milby is looking to continue to blaze new trails, this time on a global level.   Read more »

Hong Kong rugby players turn to food delivery business to support dog shelters

Mark Agnew, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 16 09:56 PM

A new dog food delivery business, set up by rugby players, is doing more than dropping bags off at your front door. They are feeding all the dogs at Catherine’s Puppies shelter and plan to support more shelters.   Read more »

PH Rugby's Acee San Juan selected as ambassador for Asia Rugby

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 05:56 PM

The Unstoppables campaign is aligned with International Women's Month, celebrating and recognizing the importance of women in the sport and how they have helped influence the development of rugby across the region.   Read more »

In local sporting milestone, Ada Milby relishes role as new PH rugby chief

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Dec 30 06:42 PM

Milby’s election as the first female president of the Philippine Rugby Football Union on December 15 caught the attention of international rugby. Read more »

Ada Milby is new president of PH rugby federation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 12:46 PM

Ada Milby, who adds the PRFU presidency to her roles in Asia Rugby and World Rugby, said they will prioritize player welfare and community safety when the sport returns to action upon the lifting of restrictions. Read more »

Rugby: World Cup holders South Africa pull out of Rugby Championship

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 03:39 PM

World Cup-holders South Africa pulled out of the Rugby Championship Friday over complications caused by the coronavirus, badly diminishing the tournament and raising further questions about their future in southern hemisphere rugby.   Read more »

Huawei exits Australia sponsorship deal over 'negative business environment'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 12:06 PM

Embattled Chinese telco Huawei exited its main sponsorship deal with rugby league's Canberra Raiders Monday, citing a "negative business environment" after Australia blocked the company from its 5G wireless networks. Read more »

Rugby: South Africa use World Cup final scoreline to raise money for feeding scheme

Mark Gleeson, Reuters
Posted at May 19 08:04 PM

CAPE TOWN - South Africa's World Cup winning squad are using the score from last year's final in Japan to launch a campaign to feed people left destitute by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

Rugby: Women players worry whether game will return as NZ Super Rugby gears up

Greg Stutchbury, Reuters
Posted at May 16 03:22 PM

WELLINGTON - While New Zealand's Super Rugby players are preparing to return to their teams on Monday before a domestic competition starts next month, the country's elite women players are concerned at a lack of clarity on whether they will play at all this season. Read more »

Rugby: All July test matches postponed due to coronavirus: World Rugby

Greg Stutchbury, Reuters
Posted at May 15 03:28 PM

WELLINGTON - World Rugby has postponed all rugby union test matches scheduled for July because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global governing body said on Friday. Read more »

Rugby: RA chief executive Castle set to be axed: reports

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 04:00 PM

SYDNEY - Rugby Australia's chief executive Raelene Castle could be sacked in a matter of days, local media reported on Saturday, as the embattled governing body struggles to deal with a financial crisis compounded by the coronavirus shutdown. Read more »

Australian rugby staring into abyss as coronavirus shutdown takes toll

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 10:51 PM

SYDNEY - More than 100 staff cleared their desks at Rugby Australia's shiny offices near Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday and Wednesday in a troubling portent of an uncertain future for the game in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. Read more »

World Rugby postpones, cancels more events due to coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 12:03 AM

World Rugby has postponed several tournaments and World Cup qualifiers due to the coronavirus outbreak, while June's Olympic qualifiers are under review, the governing body said on Friday. Read more »

More local sports leagues suspend competition in wake of COVID-19 alarm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 12:38 AM

The Philippine Rugby Football Union and the Philippine Superliga have decided to adjust their calendars. Read more »

SEA Games: PH Volcanoes keep rugby gold, Lady Volcanoes settle for silver

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 09:45 PM

The Philippine Volcanoes were nothing short of dominant in the men's division of the rugby 7s competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, Sunday at the Parade Grounds in Clark. Read more »

Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 15 11:35 AM

Rescuers in Japan worked into a third day on Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed nearly 70 people and caused widespread destruction. Read more »

Super typhoon Hagibis nears Japan; some World Cup rugby games cancelled

Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 06:32 PM

Parts of Japan are still recovering from a devastating typhoon that struck a month ago, as the new storm, Typhoon Hagibis, headed north over the Pacific towards Japan's main island. Read more »