Marc Carter, fondly known as ‘Sparky’ in the rugby world, has been an integral part of the Hong Kong Rugby Union’s Elite Rugby Program (ERP) for last two years. In his role as Head Performance Analyst, Marc not only provides detailed statistical in...
After a 12-year contribution to Hong Kong rugby, Dai Rees has announced that he is stepping down from his role as Chief Rugby Officer of the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) effective 1 July. “The HKRU and our thriving local rugby community owe a gr...
March 10, 2020
Regular readers of the HKRU website might recall an article earlier in the year about former Hong Kong international Bob Richardson-Aitken receiving his Colony Cap, and the discovery of Bob’s central role in the formation of the Flying Kukris Rugby C...
March 04, 2020
The 2019/20 domestic rugby league was originally scheduled to conclude this Saturday, however in support of the Government’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the community all rugby activities have been suspended since Chinese Ne...
February 26, 2020
In response to the Education Bureau’s announcement on 25/2/20 that class suspension of all schools will be extended to 20th April at the earliest, the HKRU will continue the suspension of all mini, youth and schools rugby activities in support of...
An understrength Hong Kong side battled its way to the bronze medal at the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series finale in Montevideo, Uruguay yesterday to finish as runners-up in the inaugural Series. After day one niggles worsened, Hong Ko...
After reaching the final last week in Chile, the Hong Kong Rugby Union’s men’s sevens squad turned in a polished performance in Montevideo, Uruguay to reach the cup quarterfinals of the finale of the two-leg World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series ...
February 21, 2020
The Hong Kong Rugby Union’s men’s sevens squad have been handed a stiff draw for this weekend’s final outing in Montevideo, Uruguay as top seeds in Pool B. Hong Kong are currently in second place on the new World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger S...
Hong Kong advanced to the final of the opening tournament in the two-stop World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series in Chile, losing 10-0 to Germany. The results keep Hong Kong on track in their bid to qualify for a full-time spot on the World Rugby ...
February 16, 2020
The Hong Kong Rugby Union’s men’s sevens squad opened their bid to qualify for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series 2020/21 well with a perfect 3-0 record to top Pool B in the first of the two-leg qualifying pre-series in South America in Mar del Vina,...