Hong Kong national rugby sevens team

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Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens Rugby Team.jpg
UnionHong Kong Rugby Football Union
Coach(es)Paul John
World Cup Sevens
Appearances7 (2018) (First in 1993)
Best result10th (1997)
Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 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
Tournament Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Group Stage 17th 5 1 4 0
Hong Kong 1997 Plate Finalist 10th 7 4 3 0
Argentina 2001 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 6 0 6 0
Hong Kong 2005 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 6 0 6 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Semifinalist 19th 5 1 4 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalist 21st 4 1 3 0
United States 2018 Bowl Finalist 18th 4 2 2 0
Total 0 Titles 7/7 37 9 38 0

Asian Games[]

Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Thailand 1998 Classification 5th 3 1 2 0
South Korea 2002 Group Stage 7th 3 0 3 0
Qatar 2006 Classification 5th 3 2 1 0
China 2010 Runner-Up 2nd 7 5 2 0
South Korea 2014 Runner-Up 2nd 6 5 1 0
Indonesia 2018 Winners 1st 6 6 0 0
Total 1 Title 6/6 19 22 9 0

Current squad[]

Squad to 2021 Canada Sevens:

  1. Max Woodward (Captain)
  2. Michael Coverdale
  3. Liam Herbert
  4. Jamie Hood
  5. Hugo Stiles
  6. Max Denmark
  7. Cado Lee
  8. Callum McCullough
  9. Russell Webb
  10. Seb Brien
  11. Harry Sayers
  12. James Christie

Player records[]

World Rugby Sevens Series[]

As of 27 September 2021, or after the 2021 Canada Sevens [4]

Most appearances[]

  1. Rowan Varty – 47
  2. Carl Murray – 39
  3. Ricky Cheuk – 39
  4. Andrew Chambers – 38
  5. Jamie Hood – 37

Most points[]

  1. Carl Murray – 139
  2. Keith Robertson – 135
  3. Rowan Varty – 105
  4. Matthew Reede – 90
  5. Ricky Cheuk – 75

Most tries[]

  1. Rowan Varty – 21
  2. Matthew Reede – 18
  3. Keith Robertson – 15
  4. Ricky Cheuk – 15
  5. Tom McQueen – 13

Most conversions[]

  1. Carl Murray – 48
  2. Keith Robertson – 30
  3. Russell Webb – 19
  4. Nigel D'Arce – 17
  5. Jamie Hood – 16

Most tackles[]

  1. Max Woodward – 42
  2. Liam Herbert – 32
  3. Jamie Hood – 31
  4. Cado Lee – 30
  5. Michael Coverdale – 28

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ So Wan Ling (22 February 2013). "Bring on the big boys". The Standard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Rugby first team sport granted Elite Sport status". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard (Hong Kong). 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong - All Time Sevens Series Stats".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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