Hong Kong Sevens
UnionHong Kong Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Jevon Groves
World Cup Sevens
Appearances8 (First in 1993)
Best result10th (1997)
Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Team

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 in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2022.

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Tournament Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Group Stage 17th 5 1 4 0
Hong Kong 1997 Plate Finalist 10th 7 4 3 0
Argentina 2001 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 6 0 6 0
Hong Kong 2005 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 6 0 6 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Semifinalist 19th 5 1 4 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 4 1 3 0
United States 2018 Bowl Finalist 18th 4 2 2 0
South Africa 2022 19th Place Final 19th 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 8/8 41 11 30 0

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Thailand 1998 Classification 5th 3 1 2 0
South Korea 2002 Group Stage 7th 3 0 3 0
Qatar 2006 Classification 5th 3 2 1 0
China 2010 Runner-Up 2nd 7 5 2 0
South Korea 2014 Runner-Up 2nd 6 5 1 0
Indonesia 2018 Winners 1st 6 6 0 0
China 2022 Winners 1st 6 6 0 0
Total 2 Titles 7/7 19 22 9 0

Asia Rugby Sevens Series

Asia Rugby Sevens Series record
Year Round Position Pld W L D Ref
Malaysia2009 2nd Runner Up 3rd [6]
ChinaMalaysia2010 Plate 5th [7] [8]
ChinaMalaysia2011 Runner-Up 2nd [9]
ChinaMalaysia2012 Winner 1st [10]
ThailandMalaysiaSingapore2013 Runner-Up 2nd [11]
Hong KongMalaysiaChina2014 Winner 1st [12]
ChinaThailandSri Lanka 2015 Runner-Up 2nd 15 12 3 0 [13]
Hong KongSouth KoreaSri Lanka 2016 Winner 1st 15 13 2 0
Hong KongSouth KoreaSri Lanka 2017 Runner-Up 2nd 18 15 3 0
Hong KongSouth KoreaSri Lanka 2018 Runner-Up 2nd 15 12 3 0 [14]
South KoreaChinaSri Lanka 2019 Runner-Up 2nd 15 13 2 0
2020 Not contested
United Arab Emirates 2021 Winner 1st 5 5 0 0 [15]
ThailandSouth KoreaUnited Arab Emirates 2022 Winner 1st 15 14 0 1 [16]
Total 5 Titles 13/13 98 84 13 1

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[17]

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

Player records

World Rugby Sevens Series

As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens [18]

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. Carl Murray – 48
  2. Keith Robertson – 30
  3. Russell Webb – 19
  4. Nigel D'Arce – 17
  5. Jamie Hood – 16

Most tackles

  1. Max Woodward – 42
  2. Liam Herbert – 32
  3. Jamie Hood – 31
  4. Cado Lee – 30
  5. Michael Coverdale – 28

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rugby first team sport granted Elite Sport status". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 1 April 2013.
  2. ^ "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard (Hong Kong). 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ So Wan Ling (22 February 2013). "Bring on the big boys". The Standard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ Japan win Borneo Sevens to top Asian Rugby Sevens Series table for 2009 Archived 2015-04-12 at the Wayback Machine. ARFU. 1 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Korea retain Shanghai Sevens crown". Ultimate Rugby 7s. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Borneo 7s: Hong Kong Win Thrilling Final". Asia Rugby. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. ^ Japan crowned Asian Number one after winning Borneo Sevens Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. Asian 5 Nations. 2011.
  10. ^ Hong Kong win Mumbai 7s to take Asian Series Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 15 October 2012.
  11. ^ Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Ultimate Rugby 7s. 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ Rugby: Hong Kong bag Beijing leg to secure Asian Sevens Series Archived 2020-02-19 at the Wayback Machine. Sport Asia. 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Japan secure double delight with victories in Colombo on Asian Sevens Series". Ultimate Rugby 7s. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Japan complete clean sweep in Asia Sevens Series". World Rugby. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Hong Kong outplay South Korea to pocket Asian Sevens title". Sunday Observer. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  16. ^ "Asia rugby sevens 2022 standings". Asia Rugby. 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  17. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  18. ^ "Hong Kong - All Time Sevens Series Stats".
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