Rugby: Plans in place to attract 1 million new players in Asia

On the eve of Wednesday's draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, organizers are hoping the tournament will spur even more interest in the sport in the world's largest continent.With Japan preparing to host Asia's first Rugby World Cup, and the global game experiencing record participation (8.5 million) and fan-base (300 million) growth, organizers believe even bigger things are on the way.Participation across Asia has almost doubled since 2009 to more than 500,000 players and a further 610,700 children participated into Get Into Rugby activities in 2016.Later this month IMPACT Beyond RWC 2019, …READ FULL ARTICLE