Hong Kong national rugby sevens team

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Hong Kong Sevens
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Union Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
Coach(es) Jevon Groves
World Cup Sevens
Appearances8 (First in 1993 )
Best result10th (1997)
Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
East Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Hong Kong Team

The Hong Kong national rugby sevens team is a regular participant in the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team's greatest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and winning the Asian Sevens Series a record 7 times.

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History

The men’s and women’s Hong Kong national sevens teams were granted elite sport status by the Hong Kong Sports Institute on 1 April 2013, which means the HKRFU national sevens teams receive an annual stipend to be distributed to qualified players from the target teams. [1]

In November 2013, former Wales sevens coach Gareth Baber took over as head of the men's rugby sevens programme at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. At the same time former coach, Dai Rees, was promoted to be the HKRFU's head of technical development and performance. [2] [3]

2024

They qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. In round one of the tournament, they were knocked out of the quarter-final by Germany. They went on to beat Georgia for seventh place. [4] [5] They finished the overall series in fifth place. [6]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
TournamentRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Scotland.svg 1993 Group Stage17th5140
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1997 Plate Finalist10th7430
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Bowl Quarterfinalist21st6060
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2005 Bowl Quarterfinalist21st6060
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Bowl Semifinalist19th5140
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalist21st4130
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Bowl Finalist18th4220
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 19th Place Final19th4220
Total0 Titles8/84111300

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Classification5th3120
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 Group Stage7th3030
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Classification5th3210
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Runner-Up2nd7520
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Runner-Up2nd6510
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Champions1st6600
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Champions1st6600
Total2 Titles7/7192290

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Sevens Series record
YearRoundPositionPldWLDRef
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2009 2nd Runner Up3rd [7]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg 2010 Plate5th [8] [9]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg 2011 Runner-Up2nd [10]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg 2012 Champions1st [11]
Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Singapore.svg 2013 Runner-Up2nd [12]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2014 Champions1st [13]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2015 Runner-Up2nd151230 [14]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2016 Champions1st151320
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2017 Runner-Up2nd181530
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2018 Runner-Up2nd151230 [15]
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2019 Runner-Up2nd151320
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2021 Champions1st5500 [16]
Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022 Champions1st151401 [17]
Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg 2023 Champions1st---- [18]
Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2024 Champions1st---- [19]
Total7 Titles15/159884131

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. [20]

No.Players
4Pierce Mackinlay-West
5Callum McCullough
6Liam Doherty
7Harry Sayers
8 Max Denmark
9Bryn Phillips
10Russell Webb
11Seb Brien
17Fong Kit Fung
20James Christie
27 Cado Lee
54Liam Herbert

Player records

World Rugby Sevens Series

As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens [21]

Most appearances

  1. Rowan Varty – 47
  2. Carl Murray – 39
  3. Ricky Cheuk – 39
  4. Andrew Chambers – 38
  5. Jamie Hood – 37

Most points

  1. Carl Murray – 139
  2. Keith Robertson – 135
  3. Rowan Varty – 105
  4. Matthew Reede – 90
  5. Ricky Cheuk – 75

Most tries

  1. Rowan Varty – 21
  2. Matthew Reede – 18
  3. Keith Robertson – 15
  4. Ricky Cheuk – 15
  5. Tom McQueen – 13

Most conversions

  1. Jamie Hood - 34
  2. Carl Murray – 30
  3. Keith Robertson – 25
  4. Russell Webb – 17
  5. Nigel D'Acre – 16

Most tackles

  1. Jamie Hood – 59
  2. Max Woodward – 42
  3. Liam Herbert – 32
  4. Cado Lee – 30
  5. Michael Coverdale – 28

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby first team sport granted Elite Sport status". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 1 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard (Hong Kong) . 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  3. ↑ So Wan Ling (22 February 2013). "Bring on the big boys". The Standard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ↑ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ↑ "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. ↑ Japan win Borneo Sevens to top Asian Rugby Sevens Series table for 2009 Archived 2015-04-12 at the Wayback Machine . ARFU. 1 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Korea retain Shanghai Sevens crown". Ultimate Rugby 7s. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Borneo 7s: Hong Kong Win Thrilling Final". Asia Rugby. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Japan crowned Asian Number one after winning Borneo Sevens Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine . Asian 5 Nations. 2011.
  11. ↑ Hong Kong win Mumbai 7s to take Asian Series Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Ultimate Rugby 7s. 15 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Ultimate Rugby 7s. 11 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Rugby: Hong Kong bag Beijing leg to secure Asian Sevens Series Archived 2020-02-19 at the Wayback Machine . Sport Asia. 19 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Japan secure double delight with victories in Colombo on Asian Sevens Series". Ultimate Rugby 7s. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Japan complete clean sweep in Asia Sevens Series". World Rugby. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Hong Kong outplay South Korea to pocket Asian Sevens title". Sunday Observer. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  17. ↑ "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings". Asia Rugby. 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  18. ↑ "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings". Asia Rugby. 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  19. ↑ "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings". Asia Rugby. 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  20. ↑ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  21. ↑ "Hong Kong - All Time Sevens Series Stats".
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