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Hong Kong national rugby sevens team

FieldValue
countryHong Kong Sevens
imageFlag of Hong Kong.svg
imagesize200px
unionHong Kong Rugby Football Union
coachJevon Groves
sevensyes
World cup apps8
year1993
best10th (1997)

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 8 times.

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.

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.

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. They finished the overall series in fifth place.

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens RecordTournamentRoundPositionPldWLDTotal0 Titles8/84111300
SCO 1993Group Stage17th5140
HKG 1997Plate Finalist10th7430
ARG 2001Bowl Quarterfinalist21st6060
HKG 2005Bowl Quarterfinalist21st6060
UAE 2009Bowl Semifinalist19th5140
RUS 2013Bowl Quarterfinalist21st4130
USA 2018Bowl Finalist18th4220
RSA 202219th Place Final19th4220

Asian Games

Asian Games recordYearRoundPositionPldWLDTotal2 Titles7/7192290
THA 1998Classification5th3120
KOR 2002Group Stage7th3030
QAT 2006Classification5th3210
CHN 2010Runner-Up2nd7520
KOR 2014Runner-Up2nd6510
INA 2018Champions1st6600
CHN 2022Champions1st6600

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Sevens Series recordYearRoundPositionPldWLDRefTotal7 Titles15/159884131
MYS20092nd Runner Up3rd
CHNMYS2010Plate5th{{cite webdate=6 September 2010title=Korea retain Shanghai Sevens crownwebsite=Ultimate Rugby 7saccess-date=11 July 2015url=http://ur7s.com/news/korea_retain_shanghai_sevens_crownurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712055048/http://ur7s.com/news/korea_retain_shanghai_sevens_crownarchive-date=12 July 2015
CHNMYS2011Runner-Up2nd
CHNMYS2012Champions1st
THAMYSSIN2013Runner-Up2nd
HKGMYSCHN2014Champions1st
CHNTHASRI 2015Runner-Up2nd151230{{cite webdate= 12 October 2015title= Japan secure double delight with victories in Colombo on Asian Sevens Serieswebsite= Ultimate Rugby 7saccess-date= 9 December 2015url= http://ur7s.com/news/japan-secure-double-delight-with-victories-in-colombo-on-asian-sevens-seriesurl-status= deadarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151209070404/http://ur7s.com/news/japan-secure-double-delight-with-victories-in-colombo-on-asian-sevens-seriesarchive-date= 9 December 2015
HKGKORSRI 2016Champions1st151320
HKGKORSRI 2017Runner-Up2nd181530
HKGKORSRI 2018Runner-Up2nd151230
KORCHNSRI 2019Runner-Up2nd151320
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
UAE 2021Champions1st5500
THAKORUAE 2022Champions1st151401
THAKOR 2023Champions1st----
THAKORCHN 2024Champions1st----

Current squad

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

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

Player records

[[World Rugby Sevens Series]]

As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens

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

  • 2018 Asian Games Gold Medal
  • 2014 Asian Games Silver Medal
  • 2013 China National Games Silver Medal
  • 2010 Asian Games Silver Medal
  • 2009 East Asian Games Silver Medal
  • 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 Asian Sevens Series Runner-Up
  • 2012, 2014, 2016 Asian Sevens Series Champions

References

References

  1. (1 April 2013). "Rugby first team sport granted Elite Sport status". Hong Kong Rugby Union.
  2. (5 November 2013). "HK greet new sevens coaches". [[The Standard (Hong Kong)]].
  3. So Wan Ling. (22 February 2013). "Bring on the big boys". The Standard.
  4. (2024-01-10). "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai".
  5. (2024-01-14). "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai".
  6. (2024-05-19). "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid".
  7. [http://www.arfu.com/news/2009/11/japan_win_borneo_sevens_to_top_asian_rugby_sevens_series_table_for_2009-2 Japan win Borneo Sevens to top Asian Rugby Sevens Series table for 2009] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-12 . ARFU. 1 November 2009.)
  8. [http://www.asian5nations.com/node/481 Japan crowned Asian Number one after winning Borneo Sevens] {{webarchive. link. (2015-04-13 . Asian 5 Nations. 2011.)
  9. [http://ur7s.com/news/hong_kong_win_mumbai_7s_to_take_asian_series Hong Kong win Mumbai 7s to take Asian Series] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 . Ultimate Rugby 7s. 15 October 2012.)
  10. [http://ur7s.com/news/japan-beat-hong-kong-in-singapore-final-to-seal-asian-rugby-sevens-series-title Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 . Ultimate Rugby 7s. 11 November 2013.)
  11. [http://sport-asia.com/rugby-hong-kong-bag-beijing-leg-to-secure-asian-sevens-series/ Rugby: Hong Kong bag Beijing leg to secure Asian Sevens Series] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-02-19 . Sport Asia. 19 October 2014.)
  12. (15 October 2018). "Japan complete clean sweep in Asia Sevens Series".
  13. (2021-11-20). "Hong Kong outplay South Korea to pocket Asian Sevens title".
  14. (2022-11-27). "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings".
  15. (2022-11-27). "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings".
  16. (2022-11-27). "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings".
  17. "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list". [[World Rugby]].
  18. "Hong Kong - All Time Sevens Series Stats".
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