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Hong Kong national rugby union team

Last updated: 2025-07-30 01:18:53

Hong Kong national rugby union team

Hong Kong China Rugby
EmblemChinese dragon
UnionHong Kong China Rugby
Head coachAndrew Douglas
CaptainJosh Hrstich
Most capsNick Hewson (58)
Top scorerMatthew Rosslee (201)
Top try scorerRowan Varty (24)
Home stadiumKai Tak Stadium & Hong Kong Stadium
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current23 (as of 21 July 2025)
Highest21 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Lowest39 (2009, 2010)
First international
 Hong Kong 11–5 Australian Universities Australia
(1934)
Biggest win
 Hong Kong 164–13 Singapore 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 27 October 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 94–5 Hong Kong
(Tokyo, Japan; 22 May 2010)
World Cup
Appearances0
Websitewww.hkrugby.com

Rugby union in Hong Kong is administered by Hong Kong China Rugby since 1952, and successfully competes annually in the Asia Rugby Championship. The team competes as the Hong Kong China representative rugby union team.

Hong Kong has one of the oldest rugby traditions in Asia, having been played there since the 19th century, when British colonists arrived in Hong Kong and brought the sport with them. For a long time, rugby union in Hong Kong was traditionally associated with Hong Kong's British colonial settlers, but since the 1990s there has been extensive efforts to integrate the game with the local Cantonese Chinese community, it included some local born players, with a degree of success; the first of these players being "Rambo" Leung Yeung Kit, considered to be, one of best Hong Kong players during his era. Other players such as Ricky Cheuk, Max Woodward, Nick Hewson, Rowan Varty and Cado Lee had made significant impact in international tournaments.

Hong Kong has finished first place in the Asia Rugby Championship in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and made it to the repechage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying, though lost to Uruguay 24 to 3.They again competed in the repechage tournament for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2023 Rugby World Cup.

They qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for the first time by winning the 2025 Asia Rugby Championship[1]

History

Early history

According to old newspapers, rugby union in Hong Kong dates back to the late 1870s, which would establish Hong Kong as perhaps the oldest rugby playing nation in Asia. The players during this era were all British sailors and army/navy men, as well as police and merchant men. The first secretary of rugby in Hong Kong was Jock McGregor.[2]

The first fixtures which predate the creation of the modern Hong Kong Rugby Union in 1952 took place from 1924 to 1949. An unofficial interport team from Hong Kong played Shanghai on various dates from 1924 to 1949, both teams being composed entirely of British expatriates living in said port cities; these fixtures ceased after the establishment of Communist rule in mainland China.[3] In 1934, a Hong Kong team played against an Australia Universities team, running out victors 11 to 5.

After the establishment of modern Chinese borders, which before greyed the exact control a union had over territory in China, the Hong Kong Rugby Union was established in 1952; the continuation of British rule in China, as well as the flow of immigrants and capital from the mainland, as well as Hong Kong establishing itself as a major port, allowed the game to flourish, albeit mostly restricted to the white British community.[citation needed]

During this time frame the first official fixtures under the union took place. Hong Kong first received a NZ Universities team in 1958, losing 47 to nil. In 1958, Larry Abel, one of Hong Kong's earliest rugby pioneers, established mini rugby programmes and tournaments, and has been played annually to this day.[4] In 1968, Hong Kong was one of the charter nations of the Asian Rugby Football Union, the others being Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, and Thailand. Hong Kong won its first official fixture against Japan in 1969, by the score of 24 to 22 in Tokyo.

1970s

During the 1970s Hong Kong played against many of its other Asian neighbors which had a rugby history, these nations being Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Hong Kong enjoyed and endured mixed success against its neighbors, finishing second in 1972, only to lose to Japan 16 to nil on home soil.

In 1976, the first ever edition of the Hong Kong Sevens was established, which was pivotal in strengthening the sport in Hong Kong. The concept was discussed by business partners Ian Gow and Tokkie Smith, who wanted to promote a viable rugby product in Asia. The first sponsors of this event were Cathay Pacific and Rothmans International, later replaced by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The first sides at this competition were Asian, as well as 2 representative sides from Australia and New Zealand. Soon, the competition grew to include teams from around the world before becoming an official part of the Rugby Sevens calendar.[5]

1980s–1990s

During the 1980s, Hong Kong lagged behind Japan and South Korea in terms of competition; Hong Kong was successful against other Asian nations but consistently finished in third place, whereas Japan and South Korea were vying for the top crown. Hong Kong officially joined the IRB in 1988, allowing Hong Kong to compete in the Rugby World Cup, though they did not enter the competition to qualify for 1991.

The 1990s proved to be a much more fruitful decade for Hong Kong. Hong Kong played its first ever test match against a non-Asia-Pacific opponent in 1992, losing 16 to 23 to the United States in 1992 in Kezar Stadium, San Francisco. In the same year, Hong Kong finally broke through and reached the final of the Asia Rugby Championship, beating South Korea 20 to 13 before losing to Japan 9 to 37.

Some notable players during the 1990s represented Hong Kong at the international level including Ashley Billington, David Lewis, Leung Yeung Kit, Chan Fuk Ping and Pieter Schats.

Hong Kong participated in its first qualifying tournament for the Rugby World Cup in 1995, being drawn with Thailand and Singapore in its group. Hong Kong lost its opening fixture to South Korea 28 to 17 before beating its other opponents; Hong Kong therefore missed out on a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. An impressive feat achieved during this campaign though was Ashley Billington's 10 tries versus Singapore on 10 November 1994, which is the most tries ever scored in a Rugby World Cup qualifier by a single player.

Through the 1990s, Hong Kong began organizing tests against non-Asian opponents. Opponents that were played were Namibia, Papua New Guinea, the United States, and Canada. Hong Kong recorded some famous victories, beating the USA Eagles on three occasions in the decade, including a victory in San Francisco, and beating Canada in 1998.

Despite major improvement in the 1990s, Hong Kong bottomed out in its qualifying group for the 1999 Rugby World Cup; Hong Kong beat its nemesis South Korea, but lost to Japan and were upset by the Chinese Taipei; they finished fourth and missed on direct qualification and a repechage.

2000–2015: the new millennium

In 2000, Hong Kong made history when they played China; this was the first test that Hong Kong played against a team from the Chinese mainland since 1949. The game was played in Shanghai to honor the old rugby matches between Hong Kong and Shanghai. China upset Hong Kong 17 to 15 that day.

Hong Kong struggled during the early 2000s and in 2001, Hong Kong were once again surprised by China, drawing at 25 points each in Guangzhou. In the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying, Hong Kong were upset by the Chinese Taipei, losing 20 to 15 to see them fail to progress past the second round of the qualification process; although Hong Kong did beat China for the first time in that same qualification.

In 2005, Hong Kong finished bottom of their division during the 2007 Rugby World Cup Asian qualification process, seeing the drop down to the second division of Asian rugby for 2006. However, with wins over China and Sri Lanka they quickly returned back to the top division for the final stage of qualification. Hong Kong later lost all its fixtures in the final round of the World Cup qualifying campaign, missing out again on repechage or qualification.

The 2011 qualifying campaign was similar: Hong Kong beat both South Korea as well as newcomers Kazakhstan, but lost a crucial fixture to the Arabian Gulf; due to bonus points, Kazakhstan advanced instead of Hong Kong to the repechage.

After the 2011, Hong Kong became a development nation for World Rugby, and were included in the inaugural Cup of Nations tournament held in Dubai. Hong Kong won the tournament, earning their first bit of significant silverware.

2015: The growth of Hong Kong Rugby

Between 2011 and 2015, Hong Kong rugby continued to grow, and by the time of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, Hong Kong established themselves as the second ranked team in Asian behind Japan. In this time, Hong Kong thrashed South Korea 39 to 6, as well as recording a resounding 108 to 0 victory over the Philippines. At the conclusion of the 2014 Asian Five Nations, Hong Kong finished as runners-up, to see them advance to the 2015 Rugby World Cup repechage play-offs against Uruguay.

In the repechage match, Hong Kong held firm for the first half, only trailing 6 to 3; however, Hong Kong indiscipline, coupled with key players not being available, meant that Hong Kong collapsed in the second half, losing 28 to 3, and bowing out of the qualifiers.

At the end of 2015, Hong Kong hosted the 2015 Cup of Nations, which included 3 other emerging rugby nations: Portugal, Russia, and Zimbabwe. Hong Kong finished second, beating Portugal and Zimbabwe but losing to Russia.

In 2016, Hong Kong hired Leigh Jones, Japan's defense coach who played a key role in Japan's epic upset of South Africa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, to take the role of head coach and high performance in Hong Kong.[6]

In order to further build for future success, the HKRU, under the vision of Leigh Jones, launched its first fully professional 15s programme called the Elite Rugby Program; the goal of the programme is to encourage domestic players to pursue rugby as a profession in Hong Kong, and long-term, create a professional competition akin to Japan's Top League.[7]

The foundations set by Jones, saw Hong Kong finish as runners-up in the Asia Rugby Championship in 2016 and 2017, seeing them finish in second for four straight years.

Hong Kong continued to receive World Rugby development status, and hosted the Cup of Nations tournament in 2016 Cup of Nations and 2017 Cup of Nations. In both tournament, they finished in second, behind Russia in both 2016 and 2017.

With Japan already qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup (by virtue of hosting), the 2018 Asia Rugby Championship saw only the developing nations in Asia compete, a stance that still remains. This saw Hong Kong claim the title for the first time, winning all four of their games over South Korea and Malaysia. This saw them progress in the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, advancing to a Asia/Oceania play-off series against the Cook Islands, which they won on aggregate 77 to 3.

In a revamped World Cup qualifying Repechage, Hong Kong played in a round-robin tournament against Canada, Germany and Kenya to earn the final spot in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Hong Kong finished in third spot with just one win over Kenya.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hong Kong retained their Asian Rugby Championship title, and in 2022 once again advances to a World Cup Final Qualification Tournament. However, like in 2018, they only secured one victory (again against Kenya), to them not progress to the World Cup.

From 2018 and 2021, Hong Kong also played along side will the Western Force and other developing Asian sides in the Global Rapid Rugby competition.

Ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup, World Rugby expended the competition to 24 teams, and the qualification process granted Asia a direct spot into the World Cup along side the already qualified Japan. This encouraged further development for Hong Kong, prompting a tour to South America during the 2024 July window and significant home tests during the 2024 November window.

In June and July 2025, Hong Kong competed against the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and Sri Lanka in the 2025 Asia Rugby Championship. Hong Kong won all their matches to remain Champions and in doing so they qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time, becoming just the second Asian nation to qualify.[8]

Overall

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 21 July 2025[9]
RankChange[i]TeamPoints
1 Steady South Africa92.78
2 Steady New Zealand92.06
3 Steady Ireland89.83
4 Steady France87.82
5 Steady England87.64
6 Steady Australia82.08
7 Steady Argentina82.05
8 Steady Scotland81.57
9 Steady Fiji80.50
10 Steady Italy77.77
11 Steady Georgia74.69
12 Steady Wales74.05
13 Steady Samoa72.48
14 Steady Japan72.29
15 Steady Spain69.12
16 Steady United States68.45
17 Steady Uruguay67.52
18 Steady Portugal66.44
19 Steady Tonga65.46
20 Steady Chile63.83
21 Steady Romania62.67
22 Steady Belgium61.20
23 Steady Hong Kong59.98
24 Increase2 Zimbabwe58.80
25 Decrease1 Canada57.75
26 Increase1 Netherlands57.01
27 Decrease2 Namibia56.86
28 Steady Brazil55.90
29 Steady  Switzerland55.26
30 Steady Poland54.06
  1. ↑ Change from the previous week
Hong Kong's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[9]
Graph updated to 21 July 2025

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Hong Kong national XV at test level up until 5 July 2025, updated after match with  South Korea. [10][11][12]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf642066.67%101115–14
Australia Australian Universities210150%148+6
 Belgium431075%9473+21
 Brazil430175%11168+43
 Canada716014.29%109209–100
 Chile211050%3028+2
 China531160%10881+27
 Chinese Taipei19135168.42%638295+343
 Cook Islands2200100%773+74
 Czech Republic10100.00%517–12
 England XV10100.00%026–26
 Fiji30300.00%33155–122
 France XV10100.00%626–20
 Germany422050%9876+22
 Japan28424014.29%3701212–842
 Japan XV918011.11%86299–213
 Kazakhstan541080%12667+59
 Kenya742157.14%220169+51
 Malaysia111100100%64386+557
 Namibia10100.00%1222–10
 Netherlands20110.00%1025–15
New Zealand New Zealand U–2310100.00%047–47
New Zealand New Zealand Universities50500.00%25142–117
 Norway1100100%5917+42
 Paraguay1100100.00%8012+68
 Papua New Guinea3300100%7926+53
 Philippines3300100%24130+211
 Portugal211050%2748–21
 Russia50500.00%62144–82
 Scotland XV10100.00%642–36
 Singapore13112084.62%540112+428
 South Korea362016080.56%971807+164
 Spain10100.00%729–22
 Sri Lanka101000100%50991+418
 Thailand963066.67%28989+200
 Tonga10010.00%2244–22
 Tunisia211050%3441–7
 United Arab Emirates7700100%42080+340
 United States844050%198201–3
 Uruguay10100.00%328–25
 Wales XV10100.00%357–54
 Zimbabwe3300100%8629+57
Total237127103753.59%6,4825,154+1,328

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup record Qualification
Year Round Pld W D L PF PA Squad Head coach Pos Pld W D L PF PA
New Zealand Australia 1987 Not invited Not invited
England France Ireland Scotland Wales 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
South Africa 1995 Did not qualify 2nd 3 2 0 1 274 41
Wales 1999 4th 3 1 0 2 39 88
Australia 2003 3rd 4 3 0 1 81 42
France 2007 3rd 6 2 0 4 79 243
New Zealand 2011 3rd 4 2 0 2 65 133
England 2015 P/O 9 5 0 4 333 201
Japan 2019 P/O 9 7 0 2 365 117
France 2023 P/O 5 2 0 3 88 177
Australia 2027 Qualified 1st 6 6 0 0 380 57
United States 2031 To be determined To be determined
Total — — — — — — — — — — 49 30 0 19 1704 1099
  •   Champions
  •   Runners–up
  •   Third place
  •   Fourth place
  •   Home venue

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship record
Year Position P W D L F A
Hong Kong 1972Runner-up32013522
Sri Lanka 1974Fifth place31024361
Malaysia 1978Fifth place3012926
Taiwan 1980Third place430123151
Singapore 1982Third place43017641
Japan 1984Fifth place31026770
Hong Kong 1988Third place43016176
Sri Lanka 1990Third place42029356
Hong Kong 1992Runners up430115666
Malaysia 1994Third place430135467
Taiwan 1996Third place430129849
Singapore 1998Third place31023988
Japan 2000Fourth place300347136
Thailand 2002Third place31025085
Hong Kong 2004Third place21017547
Hong Kong 2006–07Third place2002875
Hong KongJapanKazakhstanSouth KoreaQatarUnited Arab Emirates 2008Third place420296154
Hong KongJapanKazakhstanSouth KoreaSingapore 2009Fourth place4103110126
BahrainHong KongJapanKazakhstanSouth KoreaUnited Arab Emirates 2010Third place420265133
Hong KongJapanKazakhstanSri LankaUnited Arab Emirates 2011Runners-up430115561
Hong KongJapanKazakhstanSouth KoreaUnited Arab Emirates 2012Third place220215998
Hong KongJapanSouth KoreaPhilippinesUnited Arab Emirates 2013Third place4202134108
Hong KongJapanSouth KoreaPhilippinesSri Lanka 2014Runners-up430119665
Hong KongJapanSouth Korea 2015Runners-up411264111
Hong KongJapanSouth Korea 2016Runners-up420295139
Hong KongJapanSouth Korea 2017Runners-up42029965
Hong KongSouth KoreaMalaysia 2018Champions440022744
Hong KongSouth KoreaMalaysia 2019Champions440021237
Hong KongSouth KoreaMalaysia 2022Champions11002321
Hong KongSouth KoreaMalaysia 2023Champions220011819
Hong KongSouth KoreaMalaysiaUnited Arab Emirates 2024Champions330012211
Hong KongSouth KoreaSri LankaUnited Arab Emirates 2025Champions330019139
Total6 titles1066324237052205

Cup of Nations

Cup of Nations record
Year Position P W D L F A
United Arab Emirates 2011Champions330015334
United Arab Emirates 2012Runners-up32018537
Hong Kong 2015Runners-up32015548
Hong Kong 2016Runners-up32018533
Hong Kong 2017Runners-up32016652
Total 1 title 15 11 0 4 444 204

Players

Current squad

Hong Kong 46-player squad for the 2025 Asia Rugby Championship.[13]

Head Coach: New Zealand Andrew Douglas

  • Caps updated: 5 July 2025 (after South Korea v Hong Kong)

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Harry Baron Hooker 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
Alexander Post Hooker (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29) 23 England Richmond
Calum Scott Hooker (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 22) 8 England London Scottish
Benedict Sheldon Hooker 0 Hong Kong Kowloon
Lam Jak Shing Hooker 2 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Keelan Chapman Prop (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 33) 9 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Mikkel Christensen Prop 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
Rory Cinnamond Prop (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 26) 10 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Zacceus Cinnamond Prop (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 17 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Sunia Fameitau Prop 5 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
James Holmes Prop 3 Hong Kong Kowloon
Faizal Solomona-Penesa Prop (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 33) 20 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
Callum McCullough Lock (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) 17 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Patrick Jenkinson Lock (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 31) 13 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Jamie Pincott Lock (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35) 16 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
Mark Prior Lock (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 33) 13 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Kyle Sullivan Lock (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 30) 28 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Jack Bartlett Back row (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 25) 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Joshua Hrstich (c) Back row (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 34) 19 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Tyler McNutt Back row (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 22) 10 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Pierce MacKinlay-West Back row (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 28) 14 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Alessandro Nardoni Back row (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28) 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
James Sawyer Back row (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 32) 15 Hong Kong Kowloon RFC
Luke van der Smit Back row (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 31) 18 Hong Kong Valley RFC
James Christie Scrum-half (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 29) 4 Hong Kong Hong Kong Scottish
Anthony Coebergh Scrum-half 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Jack Combes Scrum-half (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 28) 13 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Jamie Lauder Scrum-half (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 33) 18 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Matteo Avitabile Fly-half 7 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Joe Barker Fly-half 3 Hong Kong Kowloon
Julien Bourron Fly-half 0 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Nathan De Thierry Fly-half (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 31) 19 Australia Hunter Wildfires
Gregor McNeish Fly-half 10 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Jack Abbott Centre 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Benjamin Axten-Burrett Centre (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) 22 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Liam Herbert Centre 0 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Thomas Hill Centre (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35) 16 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Guy Spanton Centre 8 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Maxwell Threlkeld Centre 2 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Brandon Bellamin Wing 0 Hong Kong HKU Sandy Bay
Murray Brechin Wing 3 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Max Denmark Wing (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) 10 Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club
Harry Sayers Wing 17 Hong Kong Valley RFC
Matt Worley Wing (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27) 15 England Bedford Blues
Paul Altier Fullback (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 26) 15 France Chambéry
Dylan White Fullback 1 Hong Kong Kowloon RFC

Records

Most Appearances

  1. Nick Hewson – 58
  2. Alex Ng Wai Shing – 51
  3. Salom, Yiu Kam Shing - 49
  4. Rowan Varty – 43

Notable former players

The Hong Kong Rugby Union has inducted 16 players into its Hall of Fame as part of its Roll of Honour. Some of these players include;

  • Ashley Billington, wing who holds the record for most tries scored in an international match.

Past coaches

Years Coach
1987–1992England Jim Rowark
1993–1998New Zealand George Simpkin
1998–2001New Zealand Phil Campbell
2001–2003New Zealand Chris Roden
2004–2007England Ivan Torpey
2007–2008New Zealand John Walters
2008–2014Wales Dai Rees
2014–2015Scotland Andrew Hall
2016–2018Wales Leigh Jones
2019–2021Scotland Andrew Hall
2021New Zealand Craig Hammond 1
2021England Simon Armor (Interim) 1
2022–2023Wales Lewis Evans
2023–presentNew Zealand Andrew Douglas
  • 1 Hammond appointed head coach in April 2021 but left two months later to return to the UK.[14][15] He was subsequently replaced by Armor as interim coach ahead of the 2021 Asian Rugby Championship, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to Armor's abrupt departure.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hrstich 'super, super proud' as Hong Kong men make Rugby World Cup history". South China Morning Post. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong Rugby Union". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "The History of Sport Played in China's Treaty Ports". treatyportsport.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong Rugby Roll of Honour". Hong Kong Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Signes, Emil. "History of the Hong Kong Sevens". Rugby7.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Porteous, James (18 January 2016). "Leigh Jones helped mastermind Japan's stunning Rugby World Cup campaign – now he aims to do the same for Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hong Kong Rugby Union launches first fully professional 15s programme". hongkong.coconuts.co. Hong Kong cocounuts.co. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong China qualify for Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 following victory in Asia Rugby Championship". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Men's World Rankings". world.rugby. World Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Hong Kong rugby stats
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong International Rugby Results". rugbyinternational.net. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hong Kong Results". RugbyData. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Le groupe des Dragons pour l'Asia Rugby Championship 2025
  14. ↑ Craig Hammond Appointed new HKRU Men’s National Head Coach
  15. ↑ FULL CIRCLE: CRAIG HAMMOND TAKES UP COACHING ROLE AT NOTTINGHAM RFC
  16. ↑ Hong Kong rugby appoint England legend Simon Amor as interim men’s 15s head coach to oversee Asia Rugby Championship title defence
  17. ↑ Hong Kong rugby interim head coach Simon Amor takes new leadership role with Japan’s national sevens programme
Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong Sports Stars Award
Team Only Sport
2004		 Succeeded by

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