Hong Kong women's national rugby union team

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Hong Kong
Union Hong Kong Rugby Union
Head coach Andrew Douglas
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current18 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest17
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 4 November 2024 [13]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1Steady2.svgFlag of England.svg  England 097.56
2Steady2.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 089.31
3Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 088.64
4Steady2.svgFlag of France.svg  France 085.11
5Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 078.10
6Steady2.svgIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 078.03
7Steady2.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 076.82
8Steady2.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 074.75
9Steady2.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 074.20
10Steady2.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 072.58
11Steady2.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 066.41
12Steady2.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 066.18
13Steady2.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 065.42
14Steady2.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 061.10
15Steady2.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 060.56
16Steady2.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 060.20
17Steady2.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 059.14
18Steady2.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 056.20
19Steady2.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 055.23
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.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

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
Flag of England.svg 2025 Did Not Qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2029 TBD
Flag of the United States.svg 2033
Total1/912th†500527333
  Champion  Runner-up  Third place  Fourth place
* Tied placing† Best placingHome venue

Players

Recent squad

On 19 August 2024, Hong Kong announced their 30-player squad for the WXV 3 competition in Dubai. [14] [15]

Head coach: Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Douglas

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Lau Nga-wun Prop (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 32)23 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Tsang Hoi-Laam Hooker (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 26)4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Megan Richardson Forward (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 32)3
Kea Herewini Forward (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24)3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Valley RFC
Lee Ka-Shun Prop (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 35)26 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Tanya Dhar Hooker (2000-09-20)20 September 2000 (aged 24)5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Valley RFC
Yuei-Tein Fion Got Forward (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 31)6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg HKFC
Leung Choi-See Forward
Chloe Baltazar Lock (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 24)7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg USRC Tigers
Morena Grierson Lock 0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kowloon RFC
Roshini Turner Lock (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 27)10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg HKFC
Chow Mei-Nam Lock (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 35)24 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Chan Tsz-Ching Back row (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 28)10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg HKFC
Micayla Baltazar Back row (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 21)5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg USRC Tigers
Pun Wai-Yan (c) Back row (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 29)16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Shanna Forrest Back row (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 22)3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kowloon RFC
Karen Hoi-Ting So Back row (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 34)16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Valley RFC
Au King-To Scrum-half (1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 28)7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Jessica Wai-On Ho Scrum-half (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 32)18 Flag of Hong Kong.svg USRC Tigers
Wan Tsz-Yau Scrum-half (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 25)1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Georgia Rivers Fly-half Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kowloon RFC
Fung Hoi-Ching Fly-half (1999-04-18)18 April 1999 (aged 25)6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Qian Jiayu Centre (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 26)7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gai Wu
Natasha Olson-Thorne Centre (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 31)30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg USRC Tigers
Gabriella Rivers Centre (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 22)3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg HKFC
Lucia Bolton Centre (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 23)0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg HKFC
Chong Ka-Yan Back (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 30)17 Flag of Hong Kong.svg USRC Tigers
Zoe Smith Back (1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 32)7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Valley RFC
Sabay Lynam Back (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 21)3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kowloon RFC
Haruka Uematsu Back (2006-08-17)17 August 2006 (aged 18)0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Valley RFC

Previous squads

Award winners

The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001: [16]

Team Management

Management for WXV 3. [17]

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