IRB Sevens World Series

3 Feb 2013

England turned around a dismal season when they scored twice late in a tense final to deny Kenya a first ever victory in a World Series tournament.

Loss of fly-half Keith Robertson bad for Hong Kong Rugby Club's World Cup bid

19 Aug 2012

Hong Kong's World Cup qualification hopes have suffered a blow after playmaker Keith Robertson put his sporting career on hold to train as a pilot.

Missed opportunity to bolster HK's sevens campaign

10 Aug 2012

Poor Brian Stevenson. The president of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union had lost his Blackberry and wasn't aware the International Rugby Board was hosting a cocktail party until Hong Kong...

HK hungry for more action on the world stage

2 Apr 2012

Hong Kong delivered a loud and clear message that they are deserving of more opportunities to play in the HSBC Sevens World Series next season after finishing in the top 12 at the Japan Sevens in...

Hong Kong push sevens big boys all the way

1 Apr 2012

Hong Kong proved they are not out of place in the company of the big boys when they pushed core teams Australia and the United States to the limit at a rainy and windswept Japan Sevens in Tokyo...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

Alice Wu

John Tsang's confused middle-class claim

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Sevens hangover only just starting

Being successful does not mean you are assured of a charmed and stress-free life. It can be quite the opposite, as the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union has discovered in the aftermath of arguably...

Letters

HK$10b shot in the arm for poor patients

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) was one of the parties that approved the financial secretary's...

Sevens fan inspired by local heroes

Calvin Chang first attended the annual Hong Kong Sevens competition five years ago with a wig on his head - and knowing nothing about the game of rugby.

However, today Calvin could...

Rugby bosses hail Sevens' new format

Rugby bosses hailed the Hong Kong Sevens' new format as a resounding success last night - and leading the chorus were its instigators, the International Rugby Board, and the guinea pig, the Hong...

HK heartbreak as dream ends cruelly

Keith Robertson was heartbroken. Salom Yiu Kam-shing cried in the arms of his mum. Rowan Varty and the rest of his team also shed tears in the dressing room.

On a terrific run

Hong Kong are knocking on the door of the big boys' club today. Barring the way are old rivals Japan, first-up, and then either Spain or Tonga if the first hurdle is safely overcome.