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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 World Cup
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
Previous squads
Award winners
The following Hong Kong players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:
Team Management
Management for WXV 3.
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