A stellar international women's rugby line-up has been announced to compete in the Hong Kong 7s in March. Players from the reigning World Cup 7s champions Australia are expected to compete for the Aussie Amazons Invitational side but they face tough opposition in the form of a range of other top international sides such as Thailand and China.

The national women’s rugby teams of Japan and Hong Kong will curtain raise an Asian 5 Nations game for the first time this year when the two sides do battle in May. The game, to be played in Japan, marks a big moment for women’s rugby in Asia, which will receive a big exposure boost as the match is likely to take place in front of a large crowd.

The China women’s rugby 7s team took home the USA women's invitational title in Vegas after they beat the home team over the weekend. The tournament, which was also attended by the women’s teams from France, a second USA team, Germany and a selection from Canada Universities, saw the USA ‘Whites’ take to the field to take on China in front of a large home crowd.

Stephen Grantham is the President of the Guam Rugby Football Union and proud supporter of Women’s Rugby on Guam. He attended the recent East Asian Games and writes this follow up to our story on December 7. He blog’s reluctantly and generally only at the request of the site editor..!

In a weekend packed with international Sevens action, the France women’s rugby side took the Invitational Women's crown at the Dubai Sevens while China were victorious at the East Asian Games. In Dubai, the French women's sevens team defeated the Wooden Spoons side on a score of 19-0 in the final. Cheered on by a supportive crowd France took the game by the scruff of the neck and led 12-0 at halftime.