Hong Kong women's national rugby union team
| Union | Hong Kong Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Andrew Douglas | |
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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 |  |
 England |
97.56 |
| 2 | |
 Canada |
89.31 |
| 3 | |
New Zealand |
88.64 |
| 4 | |
 France |
85.11 |
| 5 | |
 Australia |
78.10 |
| 6 | |
 Ireland |
78.03 |
| 7 | |
 Scotland |
76.82 |
| 8 | |
 Italy |
74.75 |
| 9 | |
 United States |
74.20 |
| 10 | |
 Wales |
72.58 |
| 11 | |
Japan |
66.41 |
| 12 | |
 South Africa |
66.18 |
| 13 | |
 Spain |
65.42 |
| 14 | |
 Russia |
61.10 |
| 15 | |
 Samoa |
60.56 |
| 16 | |
 Netherlands |
60.20 |
| 17 | |
 Fiji |
59.14 |
| 18 | |
Hong Kong |
56.20 |
| 19 | |
 Kazakhstan |
55.23 |
| 20 | |
 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
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2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Fiji
|
2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Japan
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1998 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5.88% |
| Kazakhstan
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2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% |
 Kyrgyzstan
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2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Malaysia
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2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Netherlands
|
2019 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| New Zealand
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2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Samoa
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2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Singapore
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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
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2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Wales
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006
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| 2010
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| 2014
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| 2017
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11th place playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 333 | ||||||||||||
| 2021
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Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2029
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TBD | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2033
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| 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: Andrew Douglas
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lau Nga-wun | Prop | 30 July 1992 (aged 32) | 23 | Gai Wu
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| Tsang Hoi-Laam | Hooker | 11 May 1998 (aged 26) | 4 | Gai Wu
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| Megan Richardson | Forward | 23 October 1991 (aged 32) | 3 | |
| Kea Herewini | Forward | 27 January 2000 (aged 24) | 3 | Valley RFC
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| Lee Ka-Shun | Prop | 24 March 1989 (aged 35) | 26 | Gai Wu
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| Tanya Dhar | Hooker | 20 September 2000 (aged 24) | 5 | Valley RFC
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| Yuei-Tein Fion Got | Forward | 20 May 1993 (aged 31) | 6 | HKFC
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| Leung Choi-See | Forward | |||
| Chloe Baltazar | Lock | 13 May 2000 (aged 24) | 7 | USRC Tigers
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| Morena Grierson | Lock | 0 | Kowloon RFC
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| Roshini Turner | Lock | 26 November 1996 (aged 27) | 10 | HKFC
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| Chow Mei-Nam | Lock | 14 November 1988 (aged 35) | 24 | Gai Wu
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| Chan Tsz-Ching | Back row | 14 March 1996 (aged 28) | 10 | HKFC
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| Micayla Baltazar | Back row | 26 June 2003 (aged 21) | 5 | USRC Tigers
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| Pun Wai-Yan (c) | Back row | 6 April 1995 (aged 29) | 16 | Gai Wu
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| Shanna Forrest | Back row | 4 January 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | Kowloon RFC
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| Karen Hoi-Ting So | Back row | 27 April 1990 (aged 34) | 16 | Valley RFC
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| Au King-To | Scrum-half | 19 July 1996 (aged 28) | 7 | Gai Wu
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| Jessica Wai-On Ho | Scrum-half | 12 May 1992 (aged 32) | 18 | USRC Tigers
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| Wan Tsz-Yau | Scrum-half | 17 September 1999 (aged 25) | 1 | Gai Wu
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| Georgia Rivers | Fly-half | Kowloon RFC
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| Fung Hoi-Ching | Fly-half | 18 April 1999 (aged 25) | 6 | Gai Wu
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| Qian Jiayu | Centre | 29 March 1998 (aged 26) | 7 | Gai Wu
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| Natasha Olson-Thorne | Centre | 6 October 1992 (aged 31) | 30 | USRC Tigers
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| Gabriella Rivers | Centre | 16 August 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | HKFC
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| Lucia Bolton | Centre | 4 June 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | HKFC
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| Chong Ka-Yan | Back | 24 November 1993 (aged 30) | 17 | USRC Tigers
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| Zoe Smith | Back | 15 May 1992 (aged 32) | 7 | Valley RFC
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| Sabay Lynam | Back | 15 September 2003 (aged 21) | 3 | Kowloon RFC
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| Haruka Uematsu | Back | 17 August 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | Valley RFC
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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. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "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". 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Samoa shock Hong Kong at Asia Pacific". 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Samoa win Asia Pacific". 2019-06-03. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "HKRU withdraws Women's XV from Rugby World…". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Omicron restrictions force Hong Kong's women to end Rugby World Cup dream". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
External links
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