SINGAPORE: The near-empty Singapore stadium in which Japan's Sunwolves played out their latest Super Rugby defeat on Saturday (Mar 23) was a stark ...
SINGAPORE: The near-empty Singapore stadium in which Japan's Sunwolves played out their latest Super Rugby defeat on Saturday was a stark reminder that developing the sport of rugby union across Asia was always going to be a tough task.
"We have the responsibility to expand rugby in Asia as a kind of leader in Asian rugby ... and that's why we have played here ," Watase said. "It's sad that Sunwolves are leaving Super Rugby," he said."It's an exciting brand of rugby that they play, they are a quality side. It's actually very sad."The world's most populous continent has long been touted as a market that could lead to explosive growth in the sport, which has always struggled to thrive outside its heartland of Britain, former British colonies and France.
Populous former British colonies like Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka dominate, along with the small financial hubs with large expatriate populations like Hong Kong and Singapore.
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