The Hong Kong Rugby Union have announced the 30-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage tournament in Marseille, France. The winner of the four-team, round-robin tournament with Canada, Germany and Kenya will advance as the 20th and final team at the Rugby World Cup in ...
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Hong Kong beat Crawshays in final tune up for RWC2019 Repechage
Hong Kong beat a tough Crawshays RFC invitational XV last night, 35-24, behind a natural hat-trick from in-form full-back Casey Stone at The Gnoll in Neath, Wales. It was the final warm-up fixture for Hong Kong ahead of departing tomorrow for the four-team qualifier to determine the 20th team at ...
Hong Kong attract attention in Wales camp ahead of RWC2019 Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s national team attracted some unexpected spectators in their match against the Newport Gwent Dragons Development squad earlier this week in Wales. Canada coach Kingsley Jones and Germany coach Mike Ford were both in attendance to get some intel ahead of the final ...
Hong Kong approaches final hurdle on Road to Rugby World Cup 2019
A squad of 35 of Hong Kong’s elite rugby players will embark on what is hoped will be a historic tour to Europe on Tuesday evening for the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage in Marseille, France (11-23 November). The winner of the round-robin competition with Germany, Kenya and Canada will advance as ...
Huge month of international fixtures as teams accelerate #RWC2019 preparations
Final Rugby World Cup 2019 spot to be decided at repechage tournament in Marseille as Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Kenya battle for qualification All 19 qualified unions in action during November window as preparations gather pace with less than a year to go World Rugby funding an exciting ...
Conference lays foundations for continued growth in Hong Kong
As Samantha Feausi told a conference last weekend, there was little chance she could have predicted the growth of women’s rugby in Hong Kong, or the role she would play in it, when she first picked up a ball 20 years ago. When a 14-year-old Feausi first attended a training session at Valley RFC ...
Hong Kong U20 Get First Win In World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018
World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018. Romania fans are still waiting to witness a home victory in this year’s competition after Paul Altier inspired Hong Kong to only their second ever World Rugby U20 Trophy win. The fly-half racked up 36 points, including a hat-trick of tries, to secure a meeting with ...
Eight years of hurt undone with sensational gold in Jakarta
Hong Kong struck gold on an enthralling night in Jakarta, beating Japan 14-0 in the Asian Games final on Saturday. Tries from Yiu Salom and Alessandro Nardoni secured the historic gold, ending a run of two successive defeats to Japan in the last two Asian Games finals. For some players, ...
Hong Kong U20s handed heavy loss by Namibia at World Rugby U20 Trophy
Hong Kong’s U20 rugby team lost 84-10 to Namibia at the World Rugby U20 Trophy last night in Bucharest, Romania. Accuracy issues and slow starts to both halves contributed to the loss against Namibia fourth placed finishers in the 2017 World Rugby Trophy tournament. Coach Stephen Dowse had ...
Hong Kong strike gold at the Asian Games
Hong Kong created yet more history at the 2018 Asian Games with a 14-0 win over Japan in the gold medal final in Jakarta. It was Hong Kong’s first-ever gold in the competition having finished as runners-up in 2010 and 2014, ending Japan’s run of three successive gold medals at the same ...