Twelve international women’s teams will contest the upcoming IRB Women’s 7s Cup Challenge in Hong Kong. It’s a much stronger line up than last year’s tournament, which was won by Canada, with 7s World Champions Australia and European Champions England both taking part this time around.

We bring you the latest from the Asian Division II Championships where China, Laos, the Phillipines and Thailand battled it out for the title. The 15 aside tournament was played over three days in hot conditions in the Chao Anou Vong Stadium in Vientiane and the overall event was won by China.

The Chinese women's rugby 7s side were crowned Asian Champions over the weekend defeating Kazakhstan 31-12 in the final avenging their defeat at the Asian Games last year. Twelve of Asia's top teams competed at the event. In the final, Gao Yan was a standout player for China, as her side established a 15-0 lead at half time.

India is this weekend hosting its first ever international women's rugby tournament when the Asian Women's Rugby 7s Championship kicks off at the Balewadi Sports Complex. Twelve teams from across Asia in the running for the Cup, including Kazakhstan, winners of Asian Games 2010, and runners-up China.

In the second annual Asia Pacific Women’s Rugby Sevens, Papua New Guinea claimed its first title with a 24-10 win over China. The tournament brings together some of the best teams in the two regions. Current champions Kazakhstan were absent but the 8 teams that did line up included Samoa, China, Hong Kong and last year's runner-up, Papua New Guinea.