Hong Kong women's national rugby union team
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National rugby team in XV
For the men's team, see Hong Kong national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Hong Kong women's national rugby sevens team.
| Union | Hong Kong Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Andrew Douglas |
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First colours
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| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 18 (as of 28 October 2024) |
| Highest | 17 |
| 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 | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2017) |
| Best result | 12 (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
[edit ]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
[edit ]Overall
[edit ]| 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 | Samoa | 60.56 |
| 15 | Steady | Netherlands | 60.20 |
| 16 | Steady | Fiji | 59.14 |
| 17 | Steady | Hong Kong | 56.20 |
| 18 | Steady | Kazakhstan | 55.23 |
| 19 | Steady | Russia | 55.10 |
| 20 | Steady | Sweden | 52.72 |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
(Full internationals only)
| 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
[edit ]| Rugby World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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Players
[edit ]Recent squad
[edit ]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年07月30日)30 July 1992 (aged 32) | 23 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Tsang Hoi-Laam | Hooker | (1998年05月11日)11 May 1998 (aged 26) | 4 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Megan Richardson | Forward | (1991年10月23日)23 October 1991 (aged 32) | 3 | |
| Kea Herewini | Forward | (2000年01月27日)27 January 2000 (aged 24) | 3 | Hong Kong Valley RFC |
| Lee Ka-Shun | Prop | (1989年03月24日)24 March 1989 (aged 35) | 26 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Tanya Dhar | Hooker | (2000年09月20日)20 September 2000 (aged 24) | 5 | Hong Kong Valley RFC |
| Yuei-Tein Fion Got | Forward | (1993年05月20日)20 May 1993 (aged 31) | 6 | Hong Kong HKFC |
| Leung Choi-See | Forward | |||
| Chloe Baltazar | Lock | (2000年05月13日)13 May 2000 (aged 24) | 7 | Hong Kong USRC Tigers |
| Morena Grierson | Lock | 0 | Hong Kong Kowloon RFC | |
| Roshini Turner | Lock | (1996年11月26日)26 November 1996 (aged 27) | 10 | Hong Kong HKFC |
| Chow Mei-Nam | Lock | (1988年11月14日)14 November 1988 (aged 35) | 24 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Chan Tsz-Ching | Back row | (1996年03月14日)14 March 1996 (aged 28) | 10 | Hong Kong HKFC |
| Micayla Baltazar | Back row | (2003年06月26日)26 June 2003 (aged 21) | 5 | Hong Kong USRC Tigers |
| Pun Wai-Yan (c) | Back row | (1995年04月06日)6 April 1995 (aged 29) | 16 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Shanna Forrest | Back row | (2002年01月04日)4 January 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | Hong Kong Kowloon RFC |
| Karen Hoi-Ting So | Back row | (1990年04月27日)27 April 1990 (aged 34) | 16 | Hong Kong Valley RFC |
| Au King-To | Scrum-half | (1996年07月19日)19 July 1996 (aged 28) | 7 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Jessica Wai-On Ho | Scrum-half | (1992年05月12日)12 May 1992 (aged 32) | 18 | Hong Kong USRC Tigers |
| Wan Tsz-Yau | Scrum-half | (1999年09月17日)17 September 1999 (aged 25) | 1 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Georgia Rivers | Fly-half | Hong Kong Kowloon RFC | ||
| Fung Hoi-Ching | Fly-half | (1999年04月18日)18 April 1999 (aged 25) | 6 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Qian Jiayu | Centre | (1998年03月29日)29 March 1998 (aged 26) | 7 | Hong Kong Gai Wu |
| Natasha Olson-Thorne | Centre | (1992年10月06日)6 October 1992 (aged 31) | 30 | Hong Kong USRC Tigers |
| Gabriella Rivers | Centre | (2002年08月16日)16 August 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | Hong Kong HKFC |
| Lucia Bolton | Centre | (2001年06月04日)4 June 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | Hong Kong HKFC |
| Chong Ka-Yan | Back | (1993年11月24日)24 November 1993 (aged 30) | 17 | Hong Kong USRC Tigers |
| Zoe Smith | Back | (1992年05月15日)15 May 1992 (aged 32) | 7 | Hong Kong Valley RFC |
| Sabay Lynam | Back | (2003年09月15日)15 September 2003 (aged 21) | 3 | Hong Kong Kowloon RFC |
| Haruka Uematsu | Back | (2006年08月17日)17 August 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | Hong Kong Valley RFC |
Previous squads
[edit ]Award winners
[edit ]The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[16]
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Team Management
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ "HK Women's Rugby World Cup Debut - The birth of a legacy". Third Culture. 2017年08月18日. Retrieved 2017年09月23日.
- ^ "Hong Kong out to end Women's Rugby World Cup debut on a high note". www.hkrugby.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2017年09月23日.
- ^ "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 2017年08月09日. Retrieved 2017年09月23日.
- ^ "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby.ie. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong win in Fiji". 2019年10月28日. Archived from the original on 2019年10月28日. Retrieved 2022年05月15日.
- ^ "Samoa shock Hong Kong at Asia Pacific". 2019年10月28日. Archived from the original on 2019年10月28日. Retrieved 2022年05月15日.
- ^ "Samoa win Asia Pacific". 2019年06月03日. Archived from the original on 2019年06月03日. Retrieved 2022年05月15日.
- ^ "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 2022年01月21日. Retrieved 2022年01月22日.
- ^ "HKRU withdraws Women's XV from Rugby World...". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022年01月22日. Retrieved 2022年01月22日.
- ^ "Omicron restrictions force Hong Kong's women to end Rugby World Cup dream". South China Morning Post. 2022年01月21日. Retrieved 2022年01月22日.
- ^ a b "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022年12月12日. Retrieved 2022年12月21日.
- ^ a b "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022年12月19日. Retrieved 2022年12月21日.
- ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024年08月19日. Retrieved 2024年09月24日.
- ^ "Hong Kong name 30-strong squad for WXV3, with a Rugby World Cup spot on the line". South China Morning Post. 2024年08月19日. Retrieved 2024年09月24日.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024年08月19日. Retrieved 2024年09月24日.