Rugby Football

Chance for HK youngsters to determine 'fate of game'

22 Jun 2012

The long-term future of rugby in Hong Kong will be in the hands of a dozen youngsters this weekend at the Under-20 Asian Sevens Championship in Malaysia.

Rees lays out HK road map to Moscow 2013

14 May 2012

The countdown clock is ticking for Hong Kong after the International Rugby Board announced the dates for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow - June 28-30.

Highest hopes for the Sevens

29 Mar 2012

If you saw Hong Kong Stadium's busy South Stand during last weekend's Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, you will understand how the game can bring people together. Most of our readers are not old enough to...

The Force is strong in this one

26 Mar 2012

The triumph of good over evil was shining though the South Stand when Darth Vader, aka Dave Hughes, stood with his mates from the Rwanda rugby team, dressed as storm troopers.

Flying Fiji simply first class

26 Mar 2012

Hong Kong might have picked a new chief executive yesterday, but it was favourites Fiji who ruled the roost in the city after defeating New Zealand in a gripping Cup final at the Cathay Pacific/...

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Volcanoes playing for Pinoy pride

Some Tagalog words have made their mark in the English language, one of the more notable ones being 'boondocks' (bundok in the original), which means a place far from civilisation, a word...

Youngsters key to getting elite funding

So you think today is a red-letter day for Hong Kong rugby? While the performance on the pitch will be crucial to deciding if Hong Kong become a core team in the world series next season, there is...

Tietjens' men 'more than hungry'

The message was loud and clear. New Zealand are 'more than hungry'.

Altogether now ... music to our ears

'Everybody likes Chumbawamba, but when it gets to the end of the Sevens and it gets dark my favourite musical moment has to be the operatic strains of Andrea Bocelli singing Con te Partiro.

Halai's absence deals Kiwis a major blow

New Zealand will be missing lethal weapon Frank Halai when they defend their crown at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens this weekend.

Old-timers battle it out for 'Calcutta Cup'

If they were a number plate, the Rhinos Rugby Football Club who will turn out this Friday would be worth a pretty penny.

The total age of the starting XV who will run out against...