ASIA RUGBY EMIRATES MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Hong Kong China Men’s XVs overcame the UAE, Sri Lanka and Korea to lift the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s Championship Trophy for a sixth consecutive time.

More importantly for this year, the Asia Rugby title has rewarded Hong Kong China with automatic qualification to the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia, as World Rugby’s flagship tournament expands to 24 teams for the 2027 edition and beyond.

In 2027 history will be made as a Hong Kong China Men’s 15s team – currently 23rd in World Rugby’s rankings – plays for the first time on the world’s biggest rugby stage.

14 JUN 2025 – 05 JUL 2025

UAE, HONG KONG AND KOREA

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HISTORIC QUALIFICATION TO MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2027

Hong Kong China Men’s 15s overcame Korea 70-22 in Incheon this afternoon, and in doing so lifted the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s Championship Trophy for a sixth consecutive time.

More importantly for this year, the Asia Rugby title has rewarded Hong Kong China with automatic qualification to the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia, as World Rugby’s flagship tournament expands to 24 teams for the 2027 edition and beyond.

In 2027, history will be made as a Hong Kong China Men’s 15s team – currently 23rd in World Rugby’s rankings – plays for the first time on the world’s biggest rugby stage. The team follows in the footsteps of Hong Kong China Women’s 15s, who appeared at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland.

https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/hong-kong-china-rugby-celebrate-historic-qualification-to-mens-rugby-world-cup-2027

MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2027 QUALIFICATION SCENARIOS

Two rounds of the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s Championship have now been completed, with the final matches in the four-team round-robin scheduled for the weekend of 4 and 5 July.

For this year, the Asia Rugby Championship winners will secure a spot at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia – thanks to automatic qualification to the newly expanded 24-team tournament.

Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/mens-rugby-world-cup-2027-qualification-scenarios

KOREA CLASH SET TO DETERMINE MEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION

As the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s Championship takes a break this weekend, it gives time to pause, reflect, and look at the state of play for the crucial final round of the Championship. The winner of the tournament – and automatic qualification to the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 – will be decided in Incheon on Saturday 5 July as Hong Kong China face Korea at the Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium.

Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/korea-clash-set-to-determine-mens-rugby-world-cup-qualification

MATCH REPORT – UAE 10-43 HONG KONG CHINA

Hong Kong China Men started their title defence of the Asia Rugby Emirates Men’s Championship, and the first step of three to qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2027, with a solid 43-10 win over the UAE at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai.

A Man of the Match performance from Sunia Fameitau in his third cap and on his 30th birthday was symbolic of the team’s pack dominance, in which the set piece, especially the dominant scrum, drove the team upfield and was rewarded with numerous penalties across the 80 minutes on a very warm and humid evening in the desert.

Fans can watch the action from the match back at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r6Z9zkCuQ&t=13s

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https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/match-report-uae-10-43-hong-kong-china