Hong Kong women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Hong Kong national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Hong Kong women's national rugby sevens team.

Hong Kong

Union	Hong Kong Rugby Union
Head coach	Andrew Douglas
Most caps	Lee Ka-shun (34)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	17 (as of 26 May 2025)
Highest	17
First international
Hong Kong 14–42 Japan   ( Kumagaya, Japan 8 April 1998)
Biggest win
Hong Kong 81–0 Malaysia   ( Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 121–0 Hong Kong   ( Dublin, Ireland 13 August 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2017)
Best result	12 (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.

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]}

On 28 September 2024, Lee Ka-shun became Hong Kong China's most capped female player, she earned her 34th cap at the WXV 3 tournament against Fiji. ^{[13] [14]}

Records

Overall

See also: List of Hong Kong women's national rugby union team matches

Women's
World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 9 June 2025 ^[15]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	097.56
2		Canada	089.77
3		New Zealand	088.74
4		France	085.92
5		Ireland	078.78
6		Australia	077.68
7		Scotland	076.56
8		Italy	075.23
9		United States	072.05
10		Wales	070.81
11		Japan	068.41
12		South Africa	068.04
13		Spain	063.73
14		Samoa	060.56
15		Netherlands	060.42
16		Fiji	059.14
17		Hong Kong	057.56
18		Russia	055.10
19		Kazakhstan	053.88
20	2	Kenya	050.25
*Change from the previous week

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Hong Kong internationals 1998-

Opponent	First game	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Percentage
Canada	2017	1	0	0	1	0%
China	2006	2	1	0	1	50%
Fiji	2016	2	2	0	0	100%
Japan	1998	17	1	0	16	5.88%
Kazakhstan	2009	6	2	0	4	33.33%
Kyrgyzstan	2008	1	1	0	0	100%
Malaysia	2010	1	1	0	0	100%
Netherlands	2019	3	2	0	1	66.67%
New Zealand	2017	1	0	0	1	0%
Samoa	2019	1	0	0	1	0%
Singapore	2006	12	10	1	1	83.33%
Spain	2015	4	0	0	4	0.00%
Sweden	2023	1	1	0	0	100%
Thailand	2005	1	0	0	1	0%
Uzbekistan	2008	1	0	0	1	0%
Wales	2017	2	0	0	2	0%
Summary	1998	56	21	1	34	37.50%

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
—	Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998
2002	Did Not Qualify
2006
2010
2014
2017	11th place playoff	12th	5	0	0	5	27	333
2021	Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic
2025	Did Not Qualify
2029	TBD
2033
Total	1/9	12th†	5	0	0	5	27	333
Champion  Runner-up  Third place  Fourth place * Tied placing† Best placing Home venue

Players

Recent squad

On 19 August 2024, Hong Kong announced their 30-player squad for the WXV 3 competition in Dubai. ^{[16] [17]}

Head coach: Andrew Douglas

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

Award winners

The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001: ^[18]

World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 2011 Ruth Mitchell Ruth Mitchell

Team Management

Management for WXV 3. ^[19]

• Programme Lead – Royce Chan
• Manager – Dora Kwok
• Coach – Andrew Douglas
• Asst Coach – Sam Beard
• Asst Coach – Lewis Wilson
• S&C Coach – lan Bonnet
• S&C Coach – Peter Nugent
• Physio – Sophie Raine
• Physio – Jonathan Mitchell Moses
• Analyst – Jake Martin

References

1. "HK Women's Rugby World Cup Debut - The birth of a legacy". Third Culture. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
2. "Hong Kong out to end Women's Rugby World Cup debut on a high note". www.hkrugby.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby.ie. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
5. "Hong Kong win in Fiji". Scrum Queens. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
6. "Samoa shock Hong Kong at Asia Pacific". 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
7. "Samoa win Asia Pacific". 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
8. "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
9. "HKRU withdraws Women's XV from Rugby World…". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
10. "Omicron restrictions force Hong Kong's women to end Rugby World Cup dream". South China Morning Post. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
11. "New-look Hong Kong at record high in World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
12. "2022 in Review: World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
13. "WXV3 OPENING MATCH - FIJI 38-3 HONG KONG CHINA". www.hkrugby.com. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
14. McNamara, Paul (28 September 2024). "Asia Rugby urged to improve player care, as Hong Kong begin World Cup quest". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
15. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
16. "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
17. "Hong Kong name 30-strong squad for WXV3, with a Rugby World Cup spot on the line". South China Morning Post. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
18. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
19. "Hong Kong China Confirm WXV3 2024 Squad". RugbyAsia247. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

External links

• Official website