A former member, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union, represented Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE until it was dissolved at the end of 2010 to allow separate national unions administer the game in each country.

[4] The new governing body for the UAE became the 100th full member of World Rugby in November 2012.

[1] Asia Rugby supports regional and pan-Asian tournaments for men's and women's teams in fifteen-a-side and seven-a-side rugby, including: Men Women The Asian Sevens Series is similar to the HSBC World Sevens Series, but at a regional level.

The member unions form the Council which is Asia Rugby’s ultimate decision-making body.

[14] As of 2020[update], the president of Asia Rugby is Qais Al-Dhalai of the United Arab Emirates.