Hong Kong lost a tense encounter against Germany, 26-9, last night in Marseille, France in the opening match of the RWC2019 Repechage The final result flattered the Germans somewhat, with the score tied 9-9 after 60 minutes, before a yellow card dished out to flanker Kane Boucaut created the ...
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Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Women’s squad for Spain Test
The Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Women’s squad selected for the first of a two-test tour against Spain and Wales includes 11 new caps in the match-day 23. Six of the new caps will run out in the starting fifteen against Spain on Sunday in Alicante (19.30 Hong Kong time). More News on Women's Rugby In ...
Hong Kong hunt for debut Rugby World Cup appearance approaches final stage
Hong Kong V Germany, The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) have announced the team for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2019 repechage against Germany, (in Marseille, France, kick-off at 11.00pm HKG time) on Sunday, 11 November. Favourites Canada will also open their account against Kenya ...
Where to watch the Rugby World Cup 2019 Repechage
Broadcast schedule confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2019 Repechage Rugby World Cup Repechage to be held at Stade Delort in Marseille Hong Kong, Canada, Kenya and Germany to compete across three match days in November Repechage winner will be twentieth and final qualifying team for Rugby World ...
Hong Kong beat Crawshays in final tune up for RWC2019 Repechage
Hong Kong beat a tough Crawshays RFC invitational XV last night, 35-24, behind a natural hat-trick from in-form full-back Casey Stone at The Gnoll in Neath, Wales. It was the final warm-up fixture for Hong Kong ahead of departing tomorrow for the four-team qualifier to determine the 20th team at ...
Hong Kong attract attention in Wales camp ahead of RWC2019 Qualifier
The Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s national team attracted some unexpected spectators in their match against the Newport Gwent Dragons Development squad earlier this week in Wales. Canada coach Kingsley Jones and Germany coach Mike Ford were both in attendance to get some intel ahead of the final ...
Triple double completed for Japan in Colombo
Japan Asian Sevens Champions. The third and final round of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Sri Lanka was won by Japan, who beat Hong Kong 19-5 for a third successive time in a Cup final. Having lost to Hong Kong in the gold medal final at the Asian Games Japan have bounced back to lift all three ...
Japan women complete clean sweep in series finale ARW7s
The Sakura Sevens beat Hong Kong – in the final to record an impressive third Cup title from three on the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Having beaten China, Kazakhstan and now Hong Kong in the three respective finals Japan’s form continued in Sri Lanka. Honoka Tsutsumi got Japan off to a ...
Huge month of international fixtures as teams accelerate #RWC2019 preparations
Final Rugby World Cup 2019 spot to be decided at repechage tournament in Marseille as Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Kenya battle for qualification All 19 qualified unions in action during November window as preparations gather pace with less than a year to go World Rugby funding an exciting ...
Conference lays foundations for continued growth in Hong Kong
As Samantha Feausi told a conference last weekend, there was little chance she could have predicted the growth of women’s rugby in Hong Kong, or the role she would play in it, when she first picked up a ball 20 years ago. When a 14-year-old Feausi first attended a training session at Valley RFC ...