Hong Kong national rugby union team
Union | Hong Kong Rugby Football Union | |
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Nickname(s) | Dragons | |
Captain(s) | ||
Most caps | Dave Lewis | |
Top scorer | Ashley Billington | |
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First international | ||
Japan 24 - 22 Hong Kong (9 March 1969) | ||
Largest win | ||
Hong Kong 75 - 24 Japan (24 January 2010) | ||
Worst defeat | ||
Japan 94 - 5 Hong Kong (2010) |
The Hong Kong national rugby union team is the third tier rugby playing nation of Hong Kong. They first played in 1969 and have played 78 games to date. 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 where they were against the two best teams in Asia which are Japan and Korea. In the 1st match against Japan, the resilient Hong Kong side lost 52-3 where the only points for Hong Kong came from a Rob Naylor penalty. In the 2nd match between Hong Kong and Korea it was a fiery encounter but Korea were the top team with 23-5 win over the hosts. The only try came from HKFC winger Ricky Cheuk who received a brilliant cross field kick from HKCC's Colin Bisley.
The Squad for the Asian 5 Nation 2010 Hong Kong vs Japan was
Substitutes
The squad for the IRB Junior World Rugby Tournament Qualifier 2010
Forwards
Backs
See also
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