Hong Kong women's national rugby union team

The Hong Kong women's national rugby union team represents Hong Kong in women's rugby union. They played their first international match in 1998 against Japan.

For the men's team, see Hong Kong national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Hong Kong women's national rugby sevens team.
Hong Kong
UnionHong Kong Rugby Union
Head coachJo Hull
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current18 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
 Hong Kong 14–42 Japan 
(Kumagaya, Japan 8 April 1998)
Biggest win
 Hong Kong 81–0 Malaysia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 December 2010)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 121–0 Hong Kong 
(Dublin, Ireland 13 August 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2017)
Best result12 (2017)

History

Hong Kong made their World Cup debut at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2][3][4] They withdrew from the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier that was to be held in Dubai due to travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7]

Squad

Previous squads

Results summary
Women's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 18 April 2022[8]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  England096.26
2  New Zealand088.58
3  France088.43
4  Canada088.15
5  Australia078.68
6  United States076.63
7 1 Ireland076.00
8 1 Italy075.12
9  Wales073.63
10  Scotland072.72
11  Spain072.10
12  Japan065.49
13  South Africa063.39
14  Russia061.10
15  Samoa059.72
16  Kazakhstan058.45
17  Netherlands058.27
18  Hong Kong057.89
19  Sweden057.73
20  Germany057.72
*Change from the previous week

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Hong Kong internationals 1998-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Canada 2017 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 China 2006 2 1 0 1 50.00%
 Fiji 2016 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Japan 1998 11 1 0 10 9.09%
 Kazakhstan 2009 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Kyrgyzstan 2008 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Malaysia 2010 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Netherlands 2019 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 New Zealand 2017 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Singapore 2006 11 9 1 1 86.36%
 Spain 2015 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Thailand 2005 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Uzbekistan 2008 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Wales 2017 1 0 0 1 0.00%
Summary 1998 38 16 1 21 42.11%

Results

See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering

1998 to 2009

Full international matches only:

[188]
1998-04-08 Japan  42–14  Hong Kong Kumagaya Rugby Stadium [8/1/1]
[189]
1998-04-12 Japan  39–0  Hong Kong Kumagaya Rugby Stadium [9/2/2]
[296]
2000-12-15 (WCQ) Hong Kong  0–62 Japan  Aberdeen Park, Hong Kong [3/11/3]
[504]
2005-06-03 (WCQ) Hong Kong  0–78 Japan  Bangkok [4/18/4]
[506]
2005-06-05 (WCQ) Thailand  20–18  Hong Kong Bangkok [2/5/2]
[593]
2006-11-17 (AC) Hong Kong  12–0  Singapore Kunming [6/1/1]
[596]
2006-11-19 (AC) China  31–7  Hong Kong Kunming [2/7/1]
[705]
2008-06-03 (AC) Hong Kong  6–8  Uzbekistan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [8/1/1]
[708]
2008-06-07 (AC) Hong Kong  49–0  Kyrgyzstan Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan [9/2/1]
[720]
2008-12-04 Singapore  10–10  Hong Kong Saint Andrew's School, Singapore [8/10/2]
[721]
2008-12-05 Singapore  0–5  Hong Kong Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore [9/11/3]
[771]
2009-10-10 Hong Kong  22–17  Singapore Hong Kong [12/11/4]
[774]
2009-11-04 (WCQ) Hong Kong  14–58  Kazakhstan Republic Polytechnic, Singapore [13/42/1]
[775]
2009-11-06 (WCQ) Singapore  3–16  Hong Kong Padang, Singapore [11/14/5]

2010s
[825]
2010-05-22 Japan  17–0  Hong Kong Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo [27/15/5]
[865]
2010-12-18 Malaysia  0–81  Hong Kong Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur [2/16/1]
[882]
2011-04-29 Hong Kong  0–15  Japan Hong Kong [17/28/6]
[890]
2011-05-21 Hong Kong  53–8  Singapore Hong Kong [18/14/6]
[945]
2012-05-19 Japan  61–15  Hong Kong Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo [29/19/7]
[952]
2012-07-05 (AC) Japan  41–17  Hong Kong Kunshan, China [30/20/8]
[954]
2012-07-07 (AC) China  3–27  Hong Kong Kunshan, China [9/21/2]
[966]
2012-12-12 Singapore  21–45  Hong Kong Yio Chu Kang Stadium [17/22/7]
[967]
2012-12-15 Singapore  17–44  Hong Kong Yio Chu Kang Stadium [18/23/8]
[990]
2012-04-27 Hong Kong  29–0  Singapore Hong Kong [24/18/9]
[1011]
2013-09-04 (AC) Japan  82–0  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty [32/25/9]
[1013]
2013-09-07 (AC) Singapore  17–15  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty [21/26/10]
[1041]
2014-05-18 Hong Kong  10–13  Kazakhstan Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong [27/54/2]
[1043]
2014-05-21 (AC) Hong Kong  15–14  Japan Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong [28/35/10]
[1044]
2014-05-24 (AC) Hong Kong  53–5  Singapore Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong [29/24/10]
[1108]
2015-04-25 (AC) Kazakhstan  40–0  Hong Kong Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty [64/28/3]
[1110]
2015-05-23 (AC) Hong Kong  12–27  Japan Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong [29/38/10]
[1122]
2015-12-19 Spain  57–0  Hong Kong Majadahonda [112/30/1]
[1142]
2016-05-14 Singapore  7–40  Hong Kong Singapore [25/31/11]
[1173]
2016-12-09 (AC) Hong Kong  45–7  Fiji Hong Kong [32/4/1]
[1175]
2016-12-17 (AC) Hong Kong  8–20  Japan Hong Kong [33/40/11]
[1193]
2017-06-03 Spain  41–18  Hong Kong Medina del Campo [118/34/2]
[1201]
2017-07-08 (AC) Japan  58–0  Hong Kong Shiroyama [42/35/12]
[1203]
2017-07-15 (AC) Hong Kong  19–60  Japan Hong Kong [36/43/13]
[1208]
2017-08-09 (WC) Canada  98–0  Hong Kong Billings Park UCD, Dublin [123/37/1]
[1211]
2017-08-13 (WC) New Zealand  121–0  Hong Kong Billings Park UCD, Dublin [89/38/1]
[1221]
2017-08-17 (WC) Wales  39–15  Hong Kong UCD Bowl, Dublin [181/39/1]
[1225]
2017-08-22 (WC) Spain  31–7  Hong Kong Queen's University Belfast [123/40/3]
[1229]
2017-08-26 (WC) Japan  44–5  Hong Kong Queen's University Belfast [-/41/11]
[1275]
2018-11-11 Spain  60–5  Hong Kong Villajoyosa [127/42/4]
[1278]
2018-11-16 Wales  65–0  Hong Kong Cardiff [191/43/2]
[1313]
2019-05-24 (APC) Fiji  10–29  Hong Kong Churchill Park, Lautoka [9/44/2]
[1314]
2019-05-28 (APC) Hong Kong  12–34  Samoa Churchill Park, Lautoka [-/-/-]

Other matches
2007-12-01
Korea University XV  5–2  Hong Kong
2007-12-02
Korea University XV  0–61  Hong Kong
Seoul
2015-12-15
Spain XV  59–12  Hong Kong XV
Hortaleza, Madrid
2016-11-16
Hong Kong XV  25–22  Kazakhstan XV
2016-11-20
Hong Kong XV  37–10  Kazakhstan XV
King's Park, Hong Kong
2017-05-30
Spain XV  19–8  Hong Kong XV

References
  1. "HK Women's Rugby World Cup Debut - The birth of a legacy". Third Culture. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  2. "Hong Kong out to end Women's Rugby World Cup debut on a high note". www.hkrugby.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  3. "Womens Rugby World Cup 2017". www.rwcwomens.com. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. "Hong Kong Squad Selected For Women's World Cup Debut". Irish Rugby.ie. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. "Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19". Reuters. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. "HKRU withdraws Women's XV from Rugby World…". Hong Kong Rugby Union. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Omicron restrictions force Hong Kong's women to end Rugby World Cup dream". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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