Hong Kong women's national rugby union team

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Hong Kong
Union Hong Kong Rugby Union
Head coach Royce Chan
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current17 (as of 4 September 2023)
First international
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 14–42 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg
( Kumagaya, Japan 8 April 1998)
Biggest win
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 81–0 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
( Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 121–0 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
( Dublin, Ireland 13 August 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2017)
Best result12 (2017)

The Hong Kong women's national rugby union team represents Hong Kong in women's rugby union. They played their first international match in 1998 against Japan. They made their Rugby World Cup debut in 2017 in Ireland.

Contents

History

Hong Kong made their World Cup debut at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] [2] [3] [4] Hong Kong competed at the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji. They played in a round-robin competition against Fiji and Samoa. They defeated Fiji 29–10 and lost to Samoa 34–12. [5] [6] Samoa won the Championship after beating Fiji 15–12. [7]

They withdrew from the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier that was to be held in Dubai due to travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] [10]

In 2022, Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan twice; they made a come back in the first test to win 31–17, and won the second test 14–12. [11] [12] They made a huge climb in rankings after jumping up four places from 18th to their current rank of 15th. [11] [12]

Records

Overall

Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024 [13]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1Steady2.svgFlag of England.svg  England 096.18
2Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 090.56
3Steady2.svgFlag of France.svg  France 088.00
4Steady2.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 086.27
5Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 081.61
6Steady2.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 076.50
7Steady2.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 075.80
8Steady2.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 073.41
9Steady2.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 072.57
10Steady2.svgIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 072.35
11Steady2.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 069.38
12Steady2.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 065.17
13Steady2.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 065.15
14Steady2.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 061.10
15Steady2.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 059.57
16Steady2.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 058.98
17Steady2.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 058.65
18Steady2.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 058.31
19Steady2.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 055.97
20Steady2.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Hong Kong internationals 1998-
OpponentFirst gamePlayedWonDrawnLostPercentage
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 201710010%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2006210150%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 20162200100%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19981710165.88%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2009620433.33%
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 20081100100%
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 20101100100%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2019320166.67%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 201710010%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 201910010%
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 200612101183.33%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 201540040.00%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20231100100%
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 200510010%
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 200810010%
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 201720020%
Summary1998562113437.50%

Rugby World Cup

YearRoundPositionGPWDLPFPA
Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998
Flag of Spain.svg 2002 Did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2006
Flag of England.svg 2010
Flag of France.svg 2014
IRFU flag.svg 2017 11th place playoff12th500527333
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2021 Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total1/912th500527333

Players

Recent squad

23-player squad that faced Kazakhstan in the 2023 Asia Rugby Women's Championship : [14]

#PlayerPosition
1Ball NG Ki-sum Prop
2Iris LAM Tim-yeung Hooker
3 LEE Ka-shun (co-captain) Prop
4Roshini TURNER Lock
5 CHOW Mei-nam Lock
6Wai Yan PUN Flanker
7Nim Yan Melody Blessing LI Flanker
8Duc LAM Tsz-yan No. 8
9 Jess HO Wai-on Scrum-half
10Aileen RYAN Fly-half
11Ka Yan CHONG Wing
12Jiayu QIAN Centre
13 Natasha OLSON-THORNE Centre
14Ka Man NAM Wing
15Rosanna Jean WRIGHT Fullback
16Fion GOT Yuei Tein
17Hiu Tung CHAN
18Megan Rachel RICHARDSON
19Chloe BALTAZAR
20Maggie AU YEUNG Sin-yi
21King To AU
22Hoi Ching FUNG
23Zoe SMITH

Previous squads

Award winners

The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001: [15]

Coaching staff

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References

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  3. ↑ "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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  8. ↑ "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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  11. 1 2 "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  12. 1 2 "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Kazakhstan & Hong Kong, China Kick-off Asia Rugby Women's Championship". Asia Rugby. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  15. ↑ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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