Track record
2005 in Hong Kong
I was thrilled to be playing for Hong Kong at th World Cup on my 19th birthday but it was disappointing to finish like this Rowan Varty after losing to Kenya in the Bowl quarter-finals
The team: Paul Dingley (captain), Rowan Varty, Ricky Cheuk Ming-yin, Paul Morehu, Alex Gibbs, Kris Marin, Warren Warner, Paul Gaffney, Andrew Wong Kee, Nigel D?Acre, Rob Naylor, Andrew Chambers Coach: Rodney McIntosh Results: Winless Pool play: Lost to Fiji (38-0), Canada (41- 0), Australia (38-5), Portugal (21-0), Japan(19-10) Bowl quarter-finals: Lost to Kenya (26-10) Champions: Fiji (beat New Zealand 29-19)
2001 in Mar del Plata, Argentina
With the new selection policy in place, I expect to see a number of locals in the squad. We will have to start rebuilding again Coach Jim Rowark after the disappointing campaign.
The team: Chris Gordon (captain), Warren Warner, Carl Murray, Hamish Bowden, Will Wild, Matt Reede, Paul Dingley, Ricky Cheuk Ming-yin, Nigel D'Acre, Andrew Chambers, Mark Solomon and Rory Dickson Coach: Jim Rowark Results: Winless Pool play: Lost to Australia (29-5), USA (19-0), Portugal (26-0), Samoa (21-12), Wales(26-12) Bowl quarter-finals: Lost to Chile (19-14) Champions: New Zealand (beat Australia 31-12)