# 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. They made their Rugby World Cup debut in 2017 in Ireland.

## History

Hong Kong made their World Cup debut at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. Hong Kong competed at the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship in Fiji. They played in a round-robin competition against Fiji and Samoa. They defeated Fiji 29–10 and lost to Samoa 34–12. Samoa won the Championship after beating Fiji 15–12.
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.
In 2022, Hong Kong defeated Kazakhstan twice; they made a come back in the first test to win 31–17, and won the second test 14–12. They made a huge climb in rankings after jumping up four places from 18th to their current rank of 15th.

## Records
### Overall

(Full internationals only)
Rugby: Hong Kong internationals 1998- :
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
| Canada | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| China | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Fiji | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Japan | 1998 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5.88% |
| Kazakhstan | 2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Malaysia | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Netherlands | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
| New Zealand | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Samoa | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Singapore | 2006 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 83.33% |
| Spain | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Thailand | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Uzbekistan | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Wales | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Summary | 1998 | 56 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 37.50% |

### Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| — | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 | Hong Kong was not invited to any of the Rugby World Cups between 1991–1998 |
| 2002 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify |
| 2006 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify |
| 2010 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify |
| 2014 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify |
| 2017 | 11th place playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 333 |
| 2021 | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic | Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2025 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2033 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 1/9 | 12th$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 333 |
| Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place * Tied placing $^†$ Best placing Home venue |||||||||

## Players
### Recent squad

On 19 August 2024, Hong Kong announced their 30-player squad for the WXV 3 competition in Dubai.
Head coach: Andrew Douglas
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Lau Nga-wun | Prop | (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 32) | 23 | Gai Wu |
| Tsang Hoi-Laam | Hooker | (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 26) | 4 | Gai Wu |
| Megan Richardson | Forward | (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 32) | 3 | |
| Kea Herewini | Forward | (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24) | 3 | Valley RFC |
| Lee Ka-Shun | Prop | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 35) | 26 | Gai Wu |
| Tanya Dhar | Hooker | (2000-09-20)20 September 2000 (aged 24) | 5 | Valley RFC |
| Yuei-Tein Fion Got | Forward | (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 31) | 6 | HKFC |
| Leung Choi-See | Forward | | | |
| Chloe Baltazar | Lock | (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 (aged 24) | 7 | USRC Tigers |
| Morena Grierson | Lock | | 0 | Kowloon RFC |
| Roshini Turner | Lock | (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 27) | 10 | HKFC |
| Chow Mei-Nam | Lock | (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 35) | 24 | Gai Wu |
| Chan Tsz-Ching | Back row | (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 28) | 10 | HKFC |
| Micayla Baltazar | Back row | (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 21) | 5 | USRC Tigers |
| Pun Wai-Yan (c) | Back row | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 29) | 16 | Gai Wu |
| Shanna Forrest | Back row | (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | Kowloon RFC |
| Karen Hoi-Ting So | Back row | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 34) | 16 | Valley RFC |
| Au King-To | Scrum-half | (1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 28) | 7 | Gai Wu |
| Jessica Wai-On Ho | Scrum-half | (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 32) | 18 | USRC Tigers |
| Wan Tsz-Yau | Scrum-half | (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 25) | 1 | Gai Wu |
| Georgia Rivers | Fly-half | | | Kowloon RFC |
| Fung Hoi-Ching | Fly-half | (1999-04-18)18 April 1999 (aged 25) | 6 | Gai Wu |
| Qian Jiayu | Centre | (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 26) | 7 | Gai Wu |
| Natasha Olson-Thorne | Centre | (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 31) | 30 | USRC Tigers |
| Gabriella Rivers | Centre | (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 22) | 3 | HKFC |
| Lucia Bolton | Centre | (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | HKFC |
| Chong Ka-Yan | Back | (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 30) | 17 | USRC Tigers |
| Zoe Smith | Back | (1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 32) | 7 | Valley RFC |
| Sabay Lynam | Back | (2003-09-15)15 September 2003 (aged 21) | 3 | Kowloon RFC |
| Haruka Uematsu | Back | (2006-08-17)17 August 2006 (aged 18) | 0 | Valley RFC |

### Award winners

The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:
World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year :
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
| 2011 | Ruth Mitchell | Ruth Mitchell |

### Team Management

Management for WXV 3.
* Programme Lead – Royce Chan
* Manager – Dora Kwok
* Coach – Andrew Douglas
* Asst Coach – Sam Beard
* Asst Coach – Lewis Wilson
* S&C Coach – lan Bonnet
* S&C Coach – Peter Nugent
* Physio – Sophie Raine
* Physio – Jonathan Mitchell Moses
* Analyst – Jake Martin