Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
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Union | Hong Kong Rugby Football Union |
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Coach(es) | Paul John |
World Cup Sevens | |
Appearances | 7 (2018) (First in 1993) |
Best result | 10th (1997) |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Games | ||
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2018 Jakarta | Team |
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2010 Guangzhou | Team |
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2014 Incheon | Team |
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2009 Hong Kong |
The Hong Kong national rugby sevens team is a regular participant in the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The team's greatest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and winning the Asian Sevens Series in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Their current coach is Paul John. Formerly Dai Rees was the head coach.[1]
The men’s and women’s Hong Kong national sevens teams were granted elite sport status by the Hong Kong Sports Institute on 1 April 2013, which means the HKRFU national sevens teams receive an annual stipend to be distributed to qualified players from the target teams.[2]
In November 2013, former Wales sevens coach Gareth Baber took over as head of the men's rugby sevens programme at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. At the same time, Dai Rees was promoted to be the HKRFU's head of technical development and performance.[3]
Tournament history[]
Rugby World Cup Sevens[]
Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | |||||||||
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Tournament | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Group Stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Plate Finalist | 10th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Semifinalist | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Bowl Finalist | 18th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 37 | 9 | 38 | 0 |
Asian Games[]
Asian Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
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Classification | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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Classification | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Runner-Up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
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Runner-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
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Winners | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 Title | 6/6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
Current squad[]
Squad to 2021 Canada Sevens:
- Max Woodward (Captain)
- Michael Coverdale
- Liam Herbert
- Jamie Hood
- Hugo Stiles
- Max Denmark
- Cado Lee
- Callum McCullough
- Russell Webb
- Seb Brien
- Harry Sayers
- James Christie
Player records[]
World Rugby Sevens Series[]
As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens [4]
Most appearances[]
- Rowan Varty – 47
- Carl Murray – 39
- Ricky Cheuk – 39
- Andrew Chambers – 38
- Jamie Hood – 37
Most points[]
- Carl Murray – 139
- Keith Robertson – 135
- Rowan Varty – 105
- Matthew Reede – 90
- Ricky Cheuk – 75
Most tries[]
- Rowan Varty – 21
- Matthew Reede – 18
- Keith Robertson – 15
- Ricky Cheuk – 15
- Tom McQueen – 13
Most conversions[]
- Carl Murray – 48
- Keith Robertson – 30
- Russell Webb – 19
- Nigel D'Arce – 17
- Jamie Hood – 16
Most tackles[]
- Max Woodward – 42
- Liam Herbert – 32
- Jamie Hood – 31
- Cado Lee – 30
- Michael Coverdale – 28
Honours[]
- 2018 Asian Games Gold Medal
- 2014 Asian Games Silver Medal
- 2013 China National Games Silver Medal
- 2010 Asian Games Silver Medal
- 2009 East Asian Games Silver Medal
- 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 Asian Sevens Series Runner-Up
- 2012, 2014, 2016 Asian Sevens Series Champions
See also[]
References[]
- ^ So Wan Ling (22 February 2013). "Bring on the big boys". The Standard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Rugby first team sport granted Elite Sport status". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 1 April 2013.
- ^ "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard (Hong Kong). 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Hong Kong - All Time Sevens Series Stats".
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