SOUTH AMERICA MEN'S TOUR 2024

Hong Kong China started their third and final match on the South American tour in beautiful and sunny conditions on Saturday 20 July at the Estádio Nicolau Alayon in São Paulo, as they faced Brazil for their first-ever men's test match.

In the end, it was a gutsy and body-on-the-line performance from the entire team that earned an after-hooter win with the final kick for a 26-25 scoreline, thanks to the calm shown under pressure by Nathan De Thierry.

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The HKCR senior men’s representative side put in a dominant and ruthless display on a cool and dry evening on 13 July at the Estadio Heroes de Curupayty in Asuncion to run out 80-12 winners over Paraguay in the first-ever test between the two nations.

The 12-try victory was laid on a platform of forward domination in the set piece, one area in which Head Coach Andrew Douglas had expressed concerns about pre-game.

He said after the win, “We wanted to start well and be physical and I think we achieved that so I am very happy. We wanted to establish front-foot dominance and then utilise those wide channels and we did that well, I thought, especially in those first twenty.

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Hong Kong China Men’s XVs narrowly lost their South America tour opener against Chile on Saturday 6 July at Estadio Fiscal de Talca 22-17 but Head Coach Andrew Douglas has highlighted some key learnings from facing much more physical and direct opposition than they are used to in the Asia Rugby Championship.

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Hong Kong China have confirmed a 32-player squad for the upcoming Men's XVs tour to South America. The team will travel to Chile, Paraguay and Brazil for Test Matches on the back of their historic Asia Rugby Men's Championship win.

Tour matches are scheduled for Saturday afternoon/ evening local time, which means kick-off times will be in the early hours of Sunday morning in Hong Kong. Broadcast details for each match are still being finalised and will be updated here once confirmed.