PUBLISHED ON 12 NOV 2025
Hong Kong Women's 7s are in action at the National Games from 12-14 November.
Tickets are still available online for each day of the competition. The ticketing website only operates in Chinese language, however fans wanted to purchase in English language can head to one of 10 Official Ticketing Centres spread around Hong Kong (click here for all event and ticketing information).
Results and match reaction will follow below each day. Fans can also check out the event photo gallery here.
Pools (Women)
- C1 Jiangsu, C2 Hebei, C3 Anhui, C4 Beijing
- D1 Shandong, D2 Sichuan, D3 Shanghai, D4 Hong Kong
Wednesday 12 November
- 1:30PM, Match 2, Shandong 31-12 Hong Kong Women, Pool D
- 5PM, Match 9, Sichuan 19-12 Hong Kong Women, Pool D
Thursday 13 November
- 1PM, Match 17, Shanghai vs Hong Kong Women, Pool D
- 5PM / 5:30PM / 7PM / 7:30PM, Hong Kong Women, Knockout Stage (opposition TBD)
Friday 14 November 2025
- 5:30PM / 6:30PM / 7:30PM / 8:30PM, Hong Kong Women Playoff Match (opposition TBD)
- 9:40PM, Presentation Ceremony
Results and Reaction - Day One
Pool Match 1 - Shandong 31-12 Hong Kong Women
Hong Kong Women ran out under the closed roof at Kai Tak Stadium in the second match against a team they knew would be tough - Shandong produces a lot of the Chinese national team 7s players.
Shandong kicked off, but the ball was dropped, and the girls were under immediate pressure as Shandong opened the scoring in the opening 30 seconds with the conversion bouncing over off the upright to lead 7-0.
The girls were much better in the second kick receive, and after patient phase play, Chong Ka Yan set up Julia Mibuy Mba Oyana out wide to beat a defender, and the try was converted by Stephanie Chan for a 7-7 score with 3 minutes gone.
Hong Kong's defence held, and both sides turned over the ball with Mba Oyana nearly breaking through for a second.
Desperate tackles prevented a try from Shandong, and the girls won another turnover with a couple of minutes left. But both teams were finding breaks, but put in excellent defensive hits.
Hong Kong had all the ball for the final two minutes and a great attacking opportunity before the break, but Shandong held out. The half ended at 7-7 with both teams knocking the ball on.
Hong Kong kicked off the second half, and Shandong moved the ball from edge to edge to take the lead within the first minute, 14-7. The opposition did well with ball retention and cleaned up the breakdown, creating one-on-one opportunities, and unfortunately a few tackles were missed tackles as they added a third and a fourth with less than three minutes left, to lead 7-26.
Hong Kong chased the scoreboard in the second half as one of the tournament's favourites scored their 5th try to lead 7-31. However, the girls never gave up and scored one final try via #12 Sabay Lynam to make it a final score of 12-31.
Try scorer Mba Oyana said, “The next game, we just need to go for it. I am so happy I scored, and it was so fun hearing everyone cheer for me. We need to get back together and play our best rugby in the next game. Our goal is to win a medal, so we are going to fight hard to achieve that goal. We need to focus on ourselves - we want to be a quick team, so focus on our offloads and ball carries.
"The atmosphere was amazing, and it's my first time playing at Kai Tak - and to hear my teammates' friends and families has been so heartwarming. I am so excited about how the games progress and see the stadium fill up.”
Maggie Au Yeung added, “We did well in the first half and defended as a team, but we let in some tries and dropped off in our standards in the second half.”
Pool Match 2 - Sichuan 19-12 Hong Kong Women
Hong Kong Women were looking for a first pool match win against Sichuan, and after receiving the kickoff were forced to kick out the 22m and then defend in their our half, as Sichuan scored first under the posts to lead 7-0.
The girls dealt with the restart well, but struggled to exit due to the good line speed of the opposition that forced a few errors.
The girls were fantastic and physical in defending their line, but a knock-on meant possession was given up with under three minutes left in the half. Sichuan kept the ball well and dotted down under the posts to lead 14-0.
Once again the girls collected the restart well but failed to exit, and were punished again to trail 0-19 at halftime.
In the second half, it was our turn to restart, and we made it into the opposition half for the first time and applied great pressure; however, found it tough to punch holes in the Sichuan defence when we had the ball. Two players were denied just short of their try line before the ball was stripped off us.
With six minutes left, Hong Kong had a scrum in a great location and needed to score, but were held up once again by good defence.
An opportunistic unconverted try to Julia Oyana with three minutes left gave the team some hope as we were 5-19 behind.
Chong Ka Yan, not for the first time, saved 7 points and put her body on the line. She then took a quick tap, and an exquisite line from Chloe Chan resulted in a converted try with under a minute and the score, 12-19.
Sichuan won a penalty from the restart with the scrum set to decide the result - they won their put in at the scrum and kicked clear to claim the win.
Gabriella Rivers said that at halftime in the match they spoke about composure. “We didn't start as well as we wanted to, but credit to them as they really came out firing and gave us the heat and controlled the pressure. We needed to stick to our DNA and get depth and width. In the second half, we tried to get back to our basics and who we are as a team.”
Head Coach Andy Vilk said conceding the tries early made it tough. “They were really good quality opposition, and that is the challenge here. When we can keep possession, we can be a dangerous team.
"The quality of teams out here means it is a really good challenge for us, and being in my first National Games is very exciting. We get to play in front of family and friends and the rugby community in a fantastic venue. These multisports events are important as people are discovering the sport for the first time.”
In the other second match in the Pool, Shandong beat Shanghai 36-0, a result that keeps Hong Kong Women's dream alive of making the top 4. Tomorrow they will need to beat Shanghai and hope Shandong beat Sichuan - which would leave second place in the Pool decided on points differential.
