Hong Kong national under-20 rugby union team

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Hong Kong
Union Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
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Coach(es)Pale Tauti
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The Hong Kong national under-20 rugby union team is Hong Kong's junior national team. The 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was their first appearance at a national level, they placed 8th overall.

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Hong Kong defeated Korea 58-7 in the 2014 Asian Under 19 Championship final to qualify for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in Lisbon, Portugal. [1]

Current squad

Hong Kong U20 squad to the 2015 Under 20 Trophy: [2]

Previous Squads

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References

  1. World Rugby.org (24 September 2014). "Hong Kong reach Junior World Trophy 2015" . Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. boxscorenews.com (Hong Kong RFU) (1 May 2015). "Hong Kong U20s out for success in Junior World Rugby Trophy" . Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.