HONG KONG CHINA MEN VS JAPAN XVs: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re not far away from kick-off at Kai Tak Stadium! The team is pumped to make their first outing under the roof. Here’s all the info you need to have an amazing Friday night (lights!)

Getting there and entry

Kai Tak Sports Park is located at 38 Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak. Visitors can take a variety of transport options to the venue including MTR (alighting at either Sung Wong Toi or Kai Tak Stations), bus, taxi or private car drop-off. Limited parking is available via a pre-purchase option here. 

All tickets for the match are digital and have been sent to the purchaser’s HKCR Ticketing App (if you do not have the App then please download it from the Apple Store or Google Play Store and your tickets will sync in). 

Entrance to Kai Tak Stadium for all reserved seat and general admission ticketholders is via Gate F. If you bought your ticket in the Reserved Seating section, you’ll be directed to prime halfway line seating on the West Stand, and if you bought your ticket in the General Admission section then you’ll head to the East Stand. Please note that both the South and North Stands will be closed for this match.

All visitors will be subject to a security check. For a list of what not to bring, please refer to the ticketing terms and conditions here. 

For ticketing assistance, please reach out to hkcrticketing@hkrugby.com 

Food and Beverage

There will be several food and beverage kiosks open across the venue, along the North and East concourse (Reserved Seating ticketholders also have a kiosk at their section). 

You can enjoy all your stadium favourites such as cold Carlsberg, icy Coca-Cola, burgers, pies and local specialty dishes. Note that KTSP is a cashless venue – Octopus, Alipay and major credit cards are all accepted. 

Merchandise 

Our Official Castore Merchandise will be available to purchase at Gate F when you arrive. Let’s paint the stadium in red stripes! 

Key Timings

• Gates Open: 4:30PM
• Dragons Women's Showcase kick-off: 4:45PM
• Dragons Men's Showcase kick-off: 5:35PM
• Hong Kong Men vs Japan XV kick-off: 7:10PM
• After-party and DJ Benny * Cee at the The Champion Bar (on the East Concourse): 8:45PM-11PM

Digital Fan Zone

Check out ways to get involved with games, competitions and fan tips on the official HKCR Fan Zone.

Teams:

Our Dragons Showcase squads and pre-match previews can be found here.

Hong Kong China: 1 Sunia FAMEITAU; 2 Calum SCOTT; 3 Zacceus CINNAMOND; 4 Maximilian MURPHY; 5 Kyle SULLIVAN; 6 Tyler McNUTT; 7 Pierce MACKINLAY-WEST; 8 Joshua HRSTICH ©; 9 Brendon NELL; 10 Joseph BARKER; 11 Dylan McCANN; 12 Thomas HILL; 13 Benjamin AXTEN-BURRETT; 14 Marcus RAMAGE; 15 Matt WORLEY; 16 Benedict SHELDON; 17 Rory CINNAMOND; 18 Faizal SOLOMONA PENESA; 19 James RIVERS; 20 James SAWYER; 21 CHUI Wai Lap; 22 Gregor McNEISH; 23 Guy SPANTON 

Japan XV: 1 Sho FURUHATA; 2 Shodai HIRAO; 3 Yuta KOKAJI; 4 Epineri ULUIVITI; 5 David VAN ZEELAND; 6 Shohei ITO; 7 Akito OKUI; 8 Rikuto NAKAYA; 9 Asahi DOEI; 10 Shinya KOMURA; 11 Tomu TAKAMOTO; 12 Yuto MORI; 13 Yuya HIROSE; 14 Kazuma UEDA; 15 Takuro MATSUNAGA; 16 Shoma SAGAWA; 17 Yuichiro TANIGUCHI; 18 Sanshiro KIHARA; 19 Shu YAMAMOTO; 20 Keito AOKI; 21 Shuntaro KITAMURA; 22 Ichigo NAKAKUSU; 23 Kotaro ITO