Hong Kong national rugby union team
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| Union | Hong Kong Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dragons | ||
| Coach(es) |  Dai Rees |
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| Captain(s) | Tom McColl | ||
| Most caps | Dave Lewis | ||
| Top scorer | Ashley Billington | ||
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| First international | |||
Japan  24 - 22  Hong Kong(9 March 1969) |
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| Largest win | |||
Hong Kong 164-13  Singapore(27 October 1994) |
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| Largest defeat | |||
Japan 94 - 5  Hong Kong(22 May 2010) |
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The Hong Kong national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side. Hong Kong first played in 1969 and since then have always been in the group of the best Asian teams.[citation needed] Their team is made mostly from British origin players, with some natives from Hong Kong. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Hong Kong is administered by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union.
Hong Kong took part in the last Asian world cup final qualifying round for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in which they played against Japan and Korea. In the first match against Japan, the Hong Kong side lost 52-3 where the only points for Hong Kong came from a Rob Naylor penalty. In the second match Korea won 23-5. The only try came from HKFC winger Ricky Cheuk who received a cross field kick from HKCC's Colin Bisley.
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| Preceded by Hong Kong national women’s table tennis team |
Hong Kong Sports Stars Award Team Only Sport 2004 |
Succeeded by Sun Hei |
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