BRAVO! For the first time, our #LocalHero goes to a collection of people—Valley RFC! On Saturday 27th June, members of Valley RFC climbed the Ladder Street stairs between 6am-6pm, a.k.a the equivalent of summiting Mt Everest 8.5 times in 12...

We have another recent historic Hong Kong Colony “capping” with a Welch Regiment connection to report, following on from those awarded to Bob Richardson-Aitken and Bill Carling over the past year.   Some fifty five years ago the 1st Ba...

Here comes the last week of our “We’re All in This Together” local hero nomination campaign! We are delighted to announce that the last local hero goes to Manoj Dhar, the founder of Integrated Brilliant EducaTion (IBET) who provides academic inpu...

The first objective of the HKRU’s new Strategic Plan, which was launched in November last year, was to commission a market research report into the state of the game, and the resulting KPMG survey was submitted to the Board in February 2020 – wit...

Here at the Hong Kong Rugby Union, we’re strong believers in the need for continuous learning, questioning and progression. Whether it be querying tactics on the pitch or in the office, there’s no room in the Union for complacency, which is why w...

Players in Hong Kong’s Elite Rugby Program are back to training following six weeks of keeping fit from home, but a number of players kept themselves busy beyond rugby during the time away from the training track.   One was long-s...

In the city that never sleeps, a growing number of people find themselves homeless. Our week six #localhero Jeff Rotmeyer, founder and CEO of ImpactHK, has been devoting his life to address the issue. Born in Vancouver Canada, Jeff has now...

The Government has announced that Leisure & Cultural Services outdoor grass and artificial pitches will be re-opened from Monday 22nd June 2020 – this is very welcome news. We have clarified with Home Affairs Bureau, and they have confirmed...

With alarming information spreading rapidly and widely every day on the news and social media of the COVID-19 crisis, mental wellbeing has been hit hard in the community. Our week five #localhero James Pickford, a HKFC rugby player, decided to raise ...

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, members from all walks of life have been doing what they can to support the community, which is why our week four #localhero is Chan Hoi Yan, an U19 Gai Wu rugby player and member of Auxiliary Medical Service. Despite ...