2019 Global Rapid Rugby season

The 2019 Global Rapid Rugby season was a showcase series for seven rugby union teams played in locations across the Asia-Pacific region. Global Rapid Rugby originally planned a full home and away tournament followed by finals, with eight teams competing in 2019.[1][2] The competition launch was postponed by a year, however, due to the short time frame following World Rugby approval in November 2018.[3] A scaled-down showcase series of fourteen matches was arranged instead.[4]

2019 Rapid Rugby Showcase
League	Global Rapid Rugby
Sport	Rugby
Duration	22 March – 9 August
Number of matches	14
Number of teams	7
Asia Showcase Series
Winner	Western Force
Pacific Showcase Series
Winner	Western Force

Teams

Seven teams played in the Rapid Rugby Showcase in 2019: [5]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity
Asia Pacific Dragons	Ryan Martin	Stacey Ili	Queenstown Stadium	3,800
Fijian Latui	Senirusi Seruvakula	Mosese Voka	Churchill Park	9,500
Kagifa Samoa	Darryl Suasua	Leon Fukofuka	Pukekohe Stadium [lower-alpha 1]	12,000
			Ballymore [lower-alpha 1]	18,000
South China Tigers	Craig Hammond	James Cunningham Liam Slatem	Aberdeen Stadium	9,000
Valke Malaysia	JP Immelman	Shane Kirkwood	HBF Park	20,500
Western Force	Tim Sampson	Ian Prior
[lower-alpha 2] World XV	Robbie Deans	Andy Ellis

Notes

1. Due to construction being underway at Apia Park for the Pacific Games, Samoa's home matches were moved to Auckland and Brisbane.[5][6]
2. Invitational team run by the promoter behind the Barbarians and selected from established internationals and rising players.[7]

Standings

A modified version of the standard Rugby union bonus points system was used, with bonus points awarded for:[8]

• a team scoring 4 or more tries in a game;
• a winning team scoring at least 3 tries more than their opponent;
• a losing team defeated by a margin of 5 points or under.

Four points were awarded for a win and none for a loss; two points were awarded to each team for a match ending in a draw.

Global Rapid Rugby – Asian Showcase
#	Team	P	W	D	L	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Force	4	4	0	0	+83	19	5	6	0	22
2	South China Tigers	4	1	0	3	−52	12	21	2	0	6
3	Asia Pacific Dragons	4	1	0	3	−31	10	15	1	1	6
Updated: 12 May 2019 Source: rapidrugby.com (archived)

Global Rapid Rugby – Pacific Showcase
#	Team	P	W	D	L	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Force	4	4	0	0	+109	25	11	5	0	21
2	Fijian Latui	4	2	0	2	−21	17	19	2	0	10
3	Kagifa Samoa	4	0	0	3	−88	14	26	1	2	3
Updated: 21 June 2019 Source: rapidrugby.com (archived)

Showcase Series

Showcase opener

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	22 March	Western Force	26–16	World XV	HBF Park, Perth
	7.40 pm AWST (UTC+8)	Try: McGregor 15' Lacey 29' Deegan 41' Brache 53' Con: Prior (2/3) 16' 41' Deegan (1/1) 54'	Report[9]	Try: Oakman-Hunt 7' Finau 33' pwt Con: Ono (1/1) 8'	Attendance: 11,368[9] Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Jack McGregor WG 14 Clay Uyen OC 13 Marcel Brache^+ IC 12 Henry Taefu^+ WG 11 Brad Lacey FH 10 Andrew Deegan SH 9 Ian Prior (c) N8 8 Brynard Stander OF 7 Chris Alcock BF 6 Henry Stowers LK 5 Jeremy Thrush^+ LK 4 Johan Bardoul TP 3 Kieran Longbottom HK 2 Feleti Kaitu'u LP 1 Cameron Orr Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Ready LP 17 Harrison Lloyd TP 18 Chris Heiberg FL 19 Leon Power FL 20 Tevin Ferris SH 21 Issak Fines CE 22 AJ Alatimu OB 23 Nick Jooste OB 24 Masivesi Dakuwaqa Coach: Tim Sampson FB 15 Gio Aplon^+ WG 14 Jamie Spowart OC 13 Dylan Riley IC 12 Inga Finau WG 11 Digby Ioane^+ FH 10 Kosei Ono^+ SH 9 Andy Ellis^+ (c) N8 8 Leonardo Senatore^+ OF 7 Hugh Renton BF 6 Michael Oakman-Hunt LK 5 Hamish Dalzell LK 4 Jack Cornelsen TP 3 Shohei Hirano HK 2 Greg Pleasants-Tate LP 1 Tom Moloney Replacements: HK 16 Corey Flynn^+ LP 17 Wyatt Crockett^+ TP 18 Chris King FL 19 Mike Curry FL 20 Shota Fukui SH 21 Leon Fukofuka^+ CE 22 Nick Cummins^+ OB 23 Yoshikazu Fujita^+ OB 24 Kazuki Ishida Coach: Robbie Deans^+ Notes:  ^+ denotes internationally capped

Asia Showcase

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Asia Rd 1

	29 March	Western Force	45–22	South China Tigers	HBF Park, Perth
	7.40 pm AWST (UTC+8)	Try: Power 5' Dakuwaqa 9' pwt Deegan 18' Longbottom 28' McGregor 40' Fines 65' Con: Prior (4/4) 7' 16' 31' 42' Alatimu (0/1) Pen: Alatimu (1/1) 61' Cards: Dakuwaqa (YC) 12' Bardoul (YC) 53'	Report[10]	Try: Hughes 8' Penalty try 11' Post 34' Con: Hughes (1/2) 10' Pen: Hughes (1/1) 3'	Attendance: 7,688[10] Referee: Aaron Pook (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Jack McGregor WG 14 Masivesi Dakuwaqa OC 13 Henry Taefu* IC 12 Rodney Iona* WG 11 Clay Uyen [11] FH 10 Andrew Deegan SH 9 Ian Prior (c) N8 8 Brynard Stander OF 7 Chris Alcock BF 6 Henry Stowers LK 5 Jeremy Thrush* LK 4 Leon Power TP 3 Kieran Longbottom HK 2 Andrew Ready LP 1 Harrison Lloyd Replacements: HK 16 Feleti Kaitu'u LP 17 Chris Heiberg [11] TP 18 Tom Sheminant FL 19 Johan Bardoul FL 20 Tevin Ferris SH 21 Issak Fines CE 22 AJ Alatimu* OB 23 Marcel Brache*[11] Coach: Tim Sampson FB 15 Nathan De Theirry WG 14 Tom Varndell* OC 13 Lewis Warner* IC 12 Matthew Rosslee* WG 11 Ma Chong* FH 10 Glyn Hughes SH 9 Bryn Phillips* N8 8 Joshua Hrstich* OF 7 Josh Dowsing BF 6 James Cunningham* (c) LK 5 Callum McCullough LK 4 Fin Field* TP 3 Grant Kemp* HK 2 Alexander Post* LP 1 Tau Koloamatangi Replacements: HK 16 Mitch Andrews LP 17 Callum McFeat Smith* TP 18 Jack Parfitt* FL 19 Michael Parfitt* FL 20 James Sawyer SH 21 Ruan du Plooy CE 22 Tom Hill OB 23 Samisoni Viriviri* Coach: Craig Hammond Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Asia Rd 2

	12 April	Western Force	42–10	Asia Pacific Dragons	HBF Park, Perth
	7.45 PM AWST (UTC+8)	Try: Bardoul 10' Tizzano 21' Taefu 45' Stowers 52' Kaitu’u 69' Davies 75' Con: Alatimu (6/6) 11', 22', 46', 53', 70', 75'	Report [12]	Try: McKee 16' Con: Hala (1/1) 17' Pen: Hala (1/1) 8'	Attendance: 8,427 [13] Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)

Team details

FB 15 Nick Jooste WG 14 Clay Uyen OC 13 Marcel Brache* IC 12 Henry Taefu* WG 11 Brad Lacey FH 10 AJ Alatimu* SH 9 Issak Fines N8 8 Brynard Stander OF 7 Carlo Tizzano BF 6 Henry Stowers LK 5 Leon Power LK 4 Jeremy Thrush* (c) TP 3 Kieran Longbottom HK 2 Heath Tessmann LP 1 Harrison Lloyd Replacements: HK 16 Feleti Kaitu'u LP 17 Chris Heiberg TP 18 Tom Sheminant FL 19 Johan Bardoul FL 20 Tevin Ferris SH 21 Michael McDonald CE 22 Jack McGregor OB 23 Rod Davies* Coach: Tim Sampson FB 15 Junior Laloifi WG 14 Asaeli Tikoirotuma* OC 13 Stacy Ili (c) IC 12 Latiume Fosita* WG 11 Mitchell Scott FH 10 Kali Hala* SH 9 Kurt Hammer N8 8 Naulia Dawai* OF 7 Nili Latu* BF 6 Mike McKee LK 5 Joketani Koroi LK 4 Louis Conradie TP 3 Ropate Rinakama* HK 2 Sekonaia Pole LP 1 Latu Talakai* Replacements: HK 16 Michael Lea LP 17 Taniela Koroi* TP 18 Ha'amea Ahio FL 19 Irwin Finau FL 20 Declan Martens* SH 21 Leon Fukofuka* OB 22 Sireli Bobo* OB 23 Zac Harrison-Jones Coach: Ryan Martin Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Asia Rd 3

	21 April	South China Tigers	29–19	Asia Pacific Dragons	Aberdeen Stadium, HK
	3.10 pm HKT (UTC+8)	Try: De Thierry 2' Warner 12' Viriviri 15' Van der Smit 29' Con: Hughes (3/4) 3', 13', 16' Pen: Hughes (1/1) 47' Cards: De Thierry (YC) 26'	Report[14]	Try: Talakai 27' Hala 65' Rokua 70' Con: Hala (2/3) 28', 66'	Attendance: 1,000+ [15] Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Nathan De Theirry WG 14 Samisoni Viriviri* OC 13 Lewis Warner* IC 12 Matthew Rosslee* WG 11 Tom Varndell* FH 10 Glyn Hughes SH 9 Liam Slatem* (c) N8 8 Luke van der Smit OF 7 Josh Dowsing* BF 6 James Sawyer LK 5 Craig Lodge* LK 4 Fin Field* TP 3 Tau Koloamatangi* HK 2 Alexander Post* LP 1 Ben Higgins* Replacements: HK 16 Mitch Andrews LP 17 Adam Fullgrabe* TP 18 Grant Kemp* FL 19 Kyle Sullivan* FL 20 James Cunningham* SH 21 Jamie Lauder* CE 22 Tom Hill OB 23 Ma Chong* Coach: Craig Hammond FB 15 Asaeli Tikoirotuma* WG 14 Sireli Bobo* OC 13 Stacy Ili (c) IC 12 Latiume Fosita* WG 11 Mitchell Scott FH 10 Kali Hala* SH 9 Leon Fukofuka* N8 8 Nili Latu* OF 7 Fotu Lokotui* BF 6 Naulia Dawai* LK 5 Joketani Koroi LK 4 Louis Conradie TP 3 Ropate Rinakama* HK 2 Michael Lea LP 1 Latu Talakai* Replacements: HK 16 Sekonaia Pole LP 17 Taniela Koroi* TP 18 Ha'amea Ahio FL 19 Mike McKee FL 20 Declan Martens* SH 21 Rowan Gouws OB 22 Naibuka Rokua OB 23 Junior Laloifi Coach: Ryan Martin Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Asia Rd 4

	28 April	Asia Pacific Dragons	41–26	South China Tigers	Queenstown Stadium, SG
	3.10 pm SGT (UTC+8)	Try: Gouws 4' Hala 12' Ili 20' J. Koroi 23' Penalty try 43' Harrison 67' Con: Hala (2/4) 5' 13' Fosita (1/1) 68' Pen: Fosita (1/1) 61' Cards: Rinakama (YC) 27' Tikoirotuma (YC) 52'	Report[16]	Try: Hrstich 6' Penalty try 27' Solomona 46' Neville 70+1' Con: Hughes (2/3) 7' 47'	Attendance: 1,672 [17] Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Kali Hala* WG 14 Zac Harrison-Jones [16] OC 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma* IC 12 Stacy Ili (c) WG 11 Sireli Bobo* [16] FH 10 Mitchell Scott [16] SH 9 Rowan Gouws N8 8 Nili Latu* OF 7 Fotu Lokotui* BF 6 Mike McKee LK 5 Joketani Koroi LK 4 Louis Conradie TP 3 Ropate Rinakama* HK 2 Sekonaia Pole LP 1 Ha'amea Ahio Replacements: HK 16 Michael Lea LP 17 Taniela Koroi* TP 18 Latu Talakai* FL 19 Naulia Dawai* FL 20 Irwin Finau* SH 21 Latiume Fosita [16] OB 22 Kurt Hammer [16] OB 23 Junior Laloifi [16] Coach: Ryan Martin FB 15 Nathan De Theirry WG 14 Samisoni Viriviri* [16] OC 13 Lewis Warner* IC 12 Matthew Rosslee* WG 11 Conor Hartley* [16] FH 10 Glyn Hughes SH 9 Liam Slatem* (c) N8 8 Joshua Hrstich* OF 7 Josh Dowsing* BF 6 James Sawyer LK 5 Craig Lodge* LK 4 Fin Field* TP 3 Tau Koloamatangi* HK 2 Dayne Jans* LP 1 Ben Higgins* Replacements: HK 16 Alexander Post* LP 17 Adam Fullgrabe* TP 18 Faizal Solomona Penesa FL 19 Kyle Sullivan* FL 20 Luke van der Smit SH 21 Bryn Phillips* CE 22 Ben Axten-Burrett* OB 23 Jack Neville* Coach: Craig Hammond[18] Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Asia Rd 5

	5 May	Asia Pacific Dragons	3–7	Western Force	Queenstown Stadium, SG
	3.10 pm SGT (UTC+8)	Pen: Fosita (1) 27' Cards: S. Ili (YC)	Report [19]	Try: Tessmann 33' Con: Prior (1/1) 34'	Attendance: 1,919 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)

Team details

FB 15 Kali Hala* WG 14 Junior Laloifi OC 13 Asaeli Tikoirotuma* IC 12 Stacy Ili (c) WG 10 Mitchell Scott FH 22 Leon Fukofuka* SH 21 Latiume Fosita N8 8 Nili Latu* OF 7 Fotu Lokotui* BF 6 Mike McKee LK 5 Joketani Koroi LK 4 Louis Conradie TP 3 Ropate Rinakama* HK 2 Sekonaia Pole LP 1 Ha'amea Ahio Replacements: HK 16 Sosefo Sakalia* LP 17 Taniela Koroi* TP 18 Latu Talakai* FL 19 Naulia Dawai* FL 20 Irwin Finau* SH 9 Kurt Hammer OB 11 Sireli Bobo* OB 23 Sheldon Tarawa Coach: Ryan Martin FB 15 Jack McGregor WG 14 Rod Davies* OC 13 Marcel Brache* IC 12 Henry Taefu* WG 11 Brad Lacey FH 22 AJ Alatimu* SH 9 Ian Prior (c) N8 8 Brynard Stander OF 7 Tevin Ferris BF 6 Henry Stowers LK 5 Johan Bardoul LK 4 Fergus Lee Warner TP 3 Kieran Longbottom HK 2 Heath Tessmann LP 1 Chris Heiberg Replacements: HK 27 Andrew Ready LP 17 Markus Vanzati TP 18 Tom Sheminant FL 20 Leon Power FL 19 Chris Alcock SH 21 Issak Fines CE 23 Clay Uyen OB 24 Masivesi Dakuwaqa Coach: Tim Sampson Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Asia Rd 6

	12 May	South China Tigers	16–40	Western Force	Aberdeen Stadium, HK
	4.00 pm HKT (UTC+8)	Try: Slatem 26' Con: Rosslee (1/1) 27' Pen: Rosslee (2) 18' 24' Hughes (1) 51'	Report[20]	Try: Lacey 2' pwt Stander (2) 33' 52' Alatimu 39' McGregor 57' Kaitu'u 67' Con: Alatimu (2) 34' 39' Henry Taefu (1) 68'	Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)

Team details

FB 15 Jack Neville* WG 14 Tom Varndell* OC 13 Ben Axten-Burrett* IC 12 Tom Hill WG 11 Harry Sayers* FH 10 Matthew Rosslee* SH 9 Liam Slatem* (c) N8 8 Luke van der Smit OF 7 James Sawyer BF 6 James Cunningham* LK 5 Kyle Sullivan* LK 4 Fin Field* TP 3 Tau Koloamatangi* HK 2 Dayne Jans* LP 1 Ben Higgins* Replacements: HK 16 Mitch Andrews LP 17 Callum McFeat Smith* TP 18 Faizal Solomona Penesa FL 19 Kane Boucaut* FL 20 Josh Dowsing* SH 21 Bryn Phillips* CE 22 Samisoni Viriviri* OB 23 Glyn Hughes Coach: Craig Hammond FB 15 Clay Uyen WG 14 Rod Davies* OC 13 Marcel Brache* (c) IC 12 Henry Taefu* WG 11 Brad Lacey FH 22 AJ Alatimu* SH 9 Issak Fines N8 8 Brynard Stander OF 7 Tevin Ferris BF 6 Henry Stowers LK 5 Fergus Lee Warner LK 4 Johan Bardoul TP 3 Kieran Longbottom HK 2 Heath Tessmann LP 1 Chris Heiberg Replacements: HK 16 Feleti Kaitu'u LP 17 Markus Vanzati TP 18 Tom Sheminant FL 20 Ben Grant FL 19 Chris Alcock SH 21 Angus Taylor CE 24 Rodney Iona* OB 23 Jack McGregor Coach: Tim Sampson Notes:  * denotes internationally capped

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Pacific Showcase

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Pac Rd 1

	18 May	Fijian Latui	38–32	Kagifa Samoa	Churchill Park, Lautoka
	3.10 pm FJT (UTC+12)	Try: Naugolo 9' Samusamuvodre 13' pwt Stewart (2) 6' 63' Dyer 41', Tovilevu 70' Con: Waqatabu (2/4) 65' 70' Tikotani Malele (0/1) Pen: Waqatabu (0/1) Cards: Nawaqadau (YC) 30' Stewart (YC) 30'	Report[21]	Try: McKee 4' Lam 18', Afu (2) 33' 48' Con: Fosita (3/4) 4' 33' 45' Pen: Fosita (2/2) 52' 67'	Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Cameron Stone (New Zealand)

Pac Rd 2

	25 May	Fijian Latui	15–27	Western Force	Churchill Park, Lautoka
	3.10 pm FJT (UTC+12)	Try: Lomani 5' Voka 57' Dolokoto 69' Con: Waqatabu (0/1) Vularika (0/2) Cards: Voka (YC) 20' Vota (YC) 59'	Report[22]	Try: Fines 23' McGregor 30' Kaitu’u 60' Con: Alatimu (2/2) 24' 31' Deegan (1/1) 61' Pen: Alatimu (2/2) 35' 45'	Attendance: 6,000+ Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Pac Rd 3

	31 May	Western Force	63–5	Kagifa Samoa	HBF Park, Perth
	7.40 pm AWST (UTC+8)	Try: Uyen 10', Bardoul 26' Fines (2) 33' 43', Stowers 52' Lee-Warner 56' Davies (2) 58' 65', Ferris 62' Con: Alatimu (4/4) 11' 27' 33' 44' Deegan (5/5) 53' 57' 59' 63' 66' Cards: Lee-Warner (YC) 30'	Report	Try: Hala 70+2' Con: Fosita (0/1) Cards: Su’a (YC) 30'	Attendance: 12,437 Referee: Graham Cooper (Australia)

Pac Rd 4

	7 June	Kagifa Samoa	31–37	Fijian Latui	Pukekohe Stadium, Auckland
	5.40 pm NZST (UTC+12)	Try: Fukofuka 17' Sauni 37' Makris 42' penalty try 61' Hala 66' Con: Makris (2/3) 38' 44' Hala (0/1) Cards: Fukofuka (YC) 40'	Report[23]	Try: Tagi 12' Manu 20' Dolokoto 27' Malele 30' Naulago 45' Con: Waqatabu (3/5) 13' 21' 46' Pen: Waqatabu (2/2) 55', 63' Cards: Mawi (YC) 58' Nakarawa (YC) 59'	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Cameron Stone (New Zealand)

Pac Rd 5

	15 June	Kagifa Samoa	28–44	Western Force	Ballymore, Brisbane
	3.40 pm AEST (UTC+10)	Try: Stowers (2) 11' 28' Moala 41' Mafoa 40' Con: Hala (4/4) 13' 21' 42' 59' Cards: Tu'ipulotu (YC) 68'	Report [24]	Try: Lee-Warner 2' Davies 35+1' pwt Fines (2) 48' 55' pwt Ferris 59' Bardoul 70+1' Con: Alatimu (1/1) 2' Deegan (2/3) 50' 70+1'	Attendance: 2,000 [25] Referee: Aaron Pook (Australia)

Pac Rd 6

	21 June	Western Force	45–24	Fijian Latui	HBF Park, Perth
	7.40 pm AWST (UTC+8)	Try: Davies 8' Bardoul 19', Deegan 24' Taefu 35', Stander 45' O'Sullivan 66', Uyen 70' Con: Deegan (4/5) 20' 25' 35' 67' Power (1/1) 70'	Report [26]	Try: Tikotani 28' Tagi 32' Stewart 37' pwt Con: Waqatabu (1/2) 33' Pen: Waqatabu 13'	Attendance: 12,832 [27] Referee: Tim Baker (Hong Kong)

Bledisloe Showcase

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	9 August	Western Force	74–10	Malaysia Valke	HBF Park, Perth
	7.40 pm AWST (UTC+8)	Try: Fines (2) 11' 28' McGregor (2) 37' 51' Jooste 25' pwt Tessmann 33' Lee-Warner 58' Deegan 61' pwt Lloyd 65', Miller 70' Con: Deegan (7/7) 12' 30' 35' 38' 52' 59' 61' Prior (1/1) 70'	Report [28]	Try: Van Wyk 47' Cronjé 55' Con: Rickter (0/1) [29] Pretorius (0/1) [30]	Attendance: 8,537 [31] Referee: Dru Tonks (Australia) [32]

Other matches

	19 April	Sanix-Coca-Cola XV	7–43	Western Force	Global Arena, Fukuoka
	1.00 pm JST (UTC+9)

	27 April	Japan 'A' Wolfpack	51–38	Western Force	Chichibunomiya, Tokyo
	3.30 pm JST (UTC+9)

Media coverage

Rapid Rugby had live broadcast television coverage in 18 countries across Asia and Oceania in 2019.[33] Live streaming and video on demand services reached additional viewers within some Asia-Pacific countries, while Rapid Rugby's own website provided live streams and highlight packages to other regions worldwide.[33]

Nine of the fourteen matches of 2019 showcase series were televised.[34] Fox Sports in Australia and related companies Star Sports and Fox Sports Asia provided the live coverage.[33]

National broadcaster SBS showed all nine of these matches live on free-to-air television across Australia via its SBS Viceland channel and also streamed through SBS on Demand.[33][34] Other Rapid Rugby media partners included Kayo Sports in Australia, Sky Sport in New Zealand and Fiji TV.[33]

	Country	Broadcaster	Type of service
ASIA	China  South Korea	Star Sports [lower-alpha 1]	Pay television
	Brunei  Cambodia  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Macau  Malaysia  Mongolia  Myanmar  Philippines  Singapore  Thailand  Vietnam	Fox Sports Asia	Pay television
OCEANIA	Australia	Fox Sports	Pay television
		Kayo Sports	Subscription streaming Video on demand
		SBS Viceland	Free-to-air television
		SBS on Demand sbs.com.au	Free streaming
	New Zealand	Sky Sport [lower-alpha 2]	Pay television
	Fiji	Fiji TV [lower-alpha 3]	Free-to-air television
		Local channel	TBC
	Papua New Guinea	Fox Sports	Pay television
Nauru  Samoa  Solomon Islands  Tonga  Vanuatu	Various local channels	TBC
OTHER	All other locations	rapidrugby.com	Free streaming

Notes

1. Star Sports televised some Rapid Rugby Showcase matches in 2019.
2. Sky Sport New Zealand televised some Rapid Rugby Showcase matches in 2019.
3. Fiji TV showed Fijian Latui games (only 3 matches televised in 2019).

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External links

• Rapid Rugby official website
• Player transfers at asierugby.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 May 2019)