Hong Kong women's national rugby sevens team

For the men's team, see Hong Kong national rugby sevens team.
Hong Kong
UnionHong Kong Rugby Union
Coach(es)Andy Vilk
Captain(s)Melody Li
Team kit

The Hong Kong women's sevens rugby union team represents Hong Kong at an international level and plays at the Hong Kong Women's Sevens and other international sevens tournaments.

History

Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Women's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco. They were beaten by France in the finals 51–0 and missed out on qualifying for Tokyo 2020.[1][2]

Hong Kong participated in the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai; they finished tenth overall in the first round.[3][4] They finished ninth overall at the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series.[5]

Current squad

Hong Kong China's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series:[6]

No. Players
2 Chloe Chan
3 Au Yeung Sin Yi
5 Nam Ka Man
6 Natasha Olson-Thorne
7 Melody Li
9 Jessica Ho
10 Vivian Poon
11 Chong Ka Yan
14 Gabriella Rivers
18 Mba Oyana Julia Mibuy
19 Sabay Lynam
21 Agnes Chan

Tournament History

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Round Position Pld W L D
China 2010 Bronze Medal Final 4th 6 2 4 0
South Korea 2014 Bronze Medal Final 4th 6 4 2 0
Indonesia 2018 Classification 5th–6th 5th 6 4 2 0
China 2022 Bronze Medal Final 3rd 6 2 4 0
Total 0 Title 4/4 23 13 10 0

Achievements

  • Darwin Sevens Tournament: 1st Place
  • Hong Kong 7s 2014: 9th Place
  • Women's World Series Qualifier 2014: 9th Place
  • Asian Sevens Series Hong Kong 2014: 2nd Place
  • Asian Sevens Series Beijing 2014: 3rd Place
  • Asian Sevens Series 2014 Overall Placing: 3rd Place
  • Margaret River 7s Tournament 2015: 1st Place[7]
  • Borneo Sevens 2015: 4th Place
  • Hong Kong 7s 2015: 4th Place
  • World Series Qualifier Dublin 2015: 6th Place
  • Asian Sevens Series Qingdao 2015: 1st Place
  • Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou (played in 2023): 3rd Place (Bronze Medallists)[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Hong Kong, China women's sevens squad Tokyo Olympics". Asia Rugby. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong Olympic rugby qualifiers women's squad announced". South China Morning Post. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  3. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ "Semi-finals decided at World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai". www.svns.com. 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ^ "China claim third Challenger title as Madrid tickets handed out". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series Women's squads" (PDF). resources.worldrugby-rims.pulselive.com. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "Undefeated Hong Kong women win Margaret River Sevens on their debut". South China Morning Post. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong China Rugby". Hong Kong China Rugby. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2024-02-20.