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Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | Thunder | |||||
Governing body | Hong Kong Rugby League | |||||
Region | Asia Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Matthew Jones | |||||
Captain | Jason Chung Kan Yip | |||||
Most caps | Toby Lei (8) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Ben Ryan (5) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Richard Lindsay (30) | |||||
IRL ranking | 48th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Kowloon, Hong Kong; 4 November 2017) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Inagi, Tokyo; 16 June 2018) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
![]() ![]() (St Mary's Stadium, Australia; 4 October 2018) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 |
The Hong Kong national rugby league team represents Hong Kong in the sport of rugby league.
The Hong Kong Rugby League (HKRL) was formed in December 2014, with the first official rugby league matches in Hong Kong being played in 2015 [1] and the inaugural Hong Kong Super League being contested in 2017. [2]
Hong Kong made its Test debut in November 2017, losing to Japan in Kowloon. [3] Hong Kong plays Japan for a trophy called the East Asia Cup.
Hong Kong was included in the RLIF world rankings for the first time in December 2017. [4] Hong Kong is ranked 48th in the world, as of July 2025 [update] . [5]
Ben Ryan scored the first try for Hong Kong during their debut international against Japan.
Squad selected for 2024 East Asia Cup
Official rankings as of July 2025 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 83 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 80 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 62 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 53 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 51 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 43 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 14 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
30 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
36 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
38 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
41 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
42 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
43 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
44 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
45 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
46 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
47 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
48 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
49 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
50 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
51 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
52 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
53 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
54 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
55 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
56 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
57 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com |