Hong Kong women's national rugby union team

Hong Kong
UnionHong Kong Rugby Union
Head coachAndrew Douglas
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current18 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest17
First international
 Hong Kong 14–42 Japan 
(Kumagaya, Japan 8 April 1998)
Biggest win
 Hong Kong 81–0 Malaysia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 121–0 Hong Kong 
(Dublin, Ireland 13 August 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2017)
Best result12 (2017)

The Hong Kong women's national rugby union team represents Hong Kong in women's rugby union. They played their first international match in 1998 against Japan. They made their Rugby World Cup debut in 2017 in Ireland.

History

Hong Kong made their World Cup debut at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2][3][4] Hong Kong competed at the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji. They played in a round-robin competition against Fiji and Samoa. They defeated Fiji 29–10 and lost to Samoa 34–12.[5][6] Samoa won the Championship after beating Fiji 15–12.[7]

They withdrew from the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier that was to be held in Dubai due to travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10]

In 2022, Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan twice; they made a come back in the first test to win 31–17, and won the second test 14–12.[11][12] They made a huge climb in rankings after jumping up four places from 18th to their current rank of 15th.[11][12]

Records

Overall

Top 20 rankings as of 25 November 2024[13]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 97.56
2 Steady  Canada 89.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 88.64
4 Steady  France 85.11
5 Steady  Australia 78.10
6 Steady  Ireland 78.03
7 Steady  Scotland 76.82
8 Steady  Italy 74.75
9 Steady  United States 74.20
10 Steady  Wales 72.58
11 Steady  Japan 66.41
12 Steady  South Africa 66.18
13 Steady  Spain 65.42
14 Steady  Russia 61.10
15 Steady  Samoa 60.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 60.20
17 Steady  Fiji 59.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 56.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 55.23
20 Steady  Sweden 52.72
*Change from the previous week

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Hong Kong internationals 1998-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Canada 2017 1 0 0 1 0%
 China 2006 2 1 0 1 50%
 Fiji 2016 2 2 0 0 100%
 Japan 1998 17 1 0 16 5.88%
 Kazakhstan 2009 6 2 0 4 33.33%
 Kyrgyzstan 2008 1 1 0 0 100%
 Malaysia 2010 1 1 0 0 100%
 Netherlands 2019 3 2 0 1 66.67%
 New Zealand 2017 1 0 0 1 0%
 Samoa 2019 1 0 0 1 0%
 Singapore 2006 12 10 1 1 83.33%
 Spain 2015 4 0 0 4 0.00%
 Sweden 2023 1 1 0 0 100%
 Thailand 2005 1 0 0 1 0%
 Uzbekistan 2008 1 0 0 1 0%
 Wales 2017 2 0 0 2 0%
Summary 1998 56 21 1 34 37.50%

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998
Spain 2002 Did Not Qualify
Canada 2006
England 2010
France 2014
Ireland 2017 11th place playoff 12th 5 0 0 5 27 333
New Zealand 2021 Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic
England 2025 Did Not Qualify
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 1/9 12th 5 0 0 5 27 333
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing Best placing Home venue


Players

Recent squad

On 19 August 2024, Hong Kong announced their 30-player squad for the WXV 3 competition in Dubai.[14][15]

Head coach: New Zealand Andrew Douglas

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Lau Nga-wun Prop (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 32) 23 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Tsang Hoi-Laam Hooker (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 26) 4 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Megan Richardson Forward (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 32) 3
Kea Herewini Forward (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24) 3 Hong Kong Valley RFC
Lee Ka-Shun Prop (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 35) 26 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Tanya Dhar Hooker (2000-09-20)20 September 2000 (aged 24) 5 Hong Kong Valley RFC
Yuei-Tein Fion Got Forward (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 31) 6 Hong Kong HKFC
Leung Choi-See Forward
Chloe Baltazar Lock (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 24) 7 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Morena Grierson Lock 0 Hong Kong Kowloon RFC
Roshini Turner Lock (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 27) 10 Hong Kong HKFC
Chow Mei-Nam Lock (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 35) 24 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Chan Tsz-Ching Back row (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 28) 10 Hong Kong HKFC
Micayla Baltazar Back row (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 21) 5 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Pun Wai-Yan (c) Back row (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 29) 16 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Shanna Forrest Back row (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 22) 3 Hong Kong Kowloon RFC
Karen Hoi-Ting So Back row (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 34) 16 Hong Kong Valley RFC
Au King-To Scrum-half (1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 28) 7 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Jessica Wai-On Ho Scrum-half (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 32) 18 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Wan Tsz-Yau Scrum-half (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 25) 1 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Georgia Rivers Fly-half Hong Kong Kowloon RFC
Fung Hoi-Ching Fly-half (1999-04-18)18 April 1999 (aged 25) 6 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Qian Jiayu Centre (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 26) 7 Hong Kong Gai Wu
Natasha Olson-Thorne Centre (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 31) 30 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Gabriella Rivers Centre (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 22) 3 Hong Kong HKFC
Lucia Bolton Centre (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 23) 0 Hong Kong HKFC
Chong Ka-Yan Back (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 30) 17 Hong Kong USRC Tigers
Zoe Smith Back (1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 32) 7 Hong Kong Valley RFC
Sabay Lynam Back (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 21) 3 Hong Kong Kowloon RFC
Haruka Uematsu Back (2006-08-17)17 August 2006 (aged 18) 0 Hong Kong Valley RFC

Previous squads

Award winners

The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[16]

Team Management

Management for WXV 3.[17]

  • Programme Lead – Royce Chan
  • Manager – Dora Kwok
  • Coach – Andrew Douglas
  • Asst Coach – Sam Beard
  • Asst Coach – Lewis Wilson
  • S&C Coach – lan Bonnet
  • S&C Coach – Peter Nugent
  • Physio – Sophie Raine
  • Physio – Jonathan Mitchell Moses
  • Analyst – Jake Martin

References

  1. ^ "HK Women's Rugby World Cup Debut - The birth of a legacy". Third Culture. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong out to end Women's Rugby World Cup debut on a high note". www.hkrugby.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. ^ "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby.ie. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong win in Fiji". 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  6. ^ "Samoa shock Hong Kong at Asia Pacific". 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  7. ^ "Samoa win Asia Pacific". 2019-06-03. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  8. ^ "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  9. ^ "HKRU withdraws Women's XV from Rugby World…". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  10. ^ "Omicron restrictions force Hong Kong's women to end Rugby World Cup dream". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  11. ^ a b "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  12. ^ a b "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  13. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  15. ^ "Hong Kong name 30-strong squad for WXV3, with a Rugby World Cup spot on the line". South China Morning Post. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  16. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.

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