https://www.scmp.com/rss/320915/feed The 2015-16 HKRU Premiership is the top club competition for men in Hong Kong. The six-team league runs over 15 rounds from October 3, 2015 and is followed in February 2016 by the Grand Championship play-offs. The defending league champions are Leighton Asia HKCC, while Societe Generale Valley won the 2014-15 Grand Final. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Societe Generale Valley capped their 40th anniversary season in style after claiming both the men’s and women’s HKRU Premiership Grand Championship titles on Saturday at King’s Park. The men’s team proved their strength in depth once again with a comprehensive 21-5 victory over league runners-up Leighton Asia HKCC, scoring 16 points in the second half to tuck the game away. Valley Black Ladies were made to work much harder after a magnificent team performance from opponents CPM Gai Wu Falcons,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1924085/valley-cap-40th-season-style-mens-and-womens-firsts-win-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1924085/valley-cap-40th-season-style-mens-and-womens-firsts-win-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Mar 2016 08:00:00 +0000 Societe Generale Valley and Leighton Asia HKCC advanced to the Hong Kong Rugby Union men’s Grand Championship final after widely contrasting victories on Saturday. Valley defeated Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish 48-7 in a seven-try romp while HKCC struggled to a 22-21 win over surprise semi-finalists Sabre Kowloon. The two sides will meet in the season finale next weekend for a fourth straight year. That was a coach killer. It could have gone either way and we’re over the moon to come away with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1921337/hkcc-edge-kowloon-join-valley-juggernaut-mens-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1921337/hkcc-edge-kowloon-join-valley-juggernaut-mens-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Mar 2016 20:30:00 +0000 Surprise Grand Championship semi-finalists Sabre Kowloon will be at full strength in Aberdeen on Saturday when they plan to unleash a second play-off thunderbolt in their final-four clash with Leighton Asia HKCC. After finishing bottom of the HKRU Premiership standings with a 3-12 win-loss record nobody expected Kowloon to move beyond last weekend’s quarter-final match against Natixis HKFC. But an 18-12 away win at Sports Road capped a late-season run of impressive performances and, with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1920901/full-strength-kowloon-out-spring-another-surprise-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1920901/full-strength-kowloon-out-spring-another-surprise-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:30:15 +0000 Bottom-ranked Sabre Kowloon finally found their mojo on Saturday as they withstood a late Natixis HKFC onslaught to win 18-12 and book their place in next weekend’s Grand Championship semi-finals. On a day of surprises in the men’s HKRU Premiership play-offs Bloomberg HK Scottish, who finished second-last in the league, upset fourth-placed Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 23-20 to also advance to the final four. Next Saturday HK Scottish and Kowloon will play the top two teams in the league – Societe... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1918460/battling-kowloon-withstand-late-hkfc-onslaught-shock-win-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1918460/battling-kowloon-withstand-late-hkfc-onslaught-shock-win-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2016 22:15:00 +0000 The race for spots in the HKRU Grand Championship final gets under way Saturday with the start of the quarter-finals. Men’s matches pit Natixis HKFC against Sabre Kowloon at Sports Road, while Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers play Bloomberg HK Scottish at King’s Park. League champions Societe Generale Valley and runners-up Leighton Asia HKCC both earned first-round byes. The seven-team women’s competition sees HKFC Ice play SCAA First Pacific CWB Phoenix, CPM Gai Wu Falcons play Kowloon and Tigers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1917599/premiership-clubs-kick-grand-championship-scramble-semi-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1917599/premiership-clubs-kick-grand-championship-scramble-semi-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Feb 2016 02:00:15 +0000 Societe Generale Valley’s men and women celebrated their championship double in style on Saturday with convincing victories in the final round of the 2015-16 HKRU Premiership regular league. The Valley men, who wrapped up the championship several weeks ago, lifted their win-loss record to 14-1 with a 31-24 home win over Sabre Kowloon. They finished top of the table on 64 points, 22 clear of their closest rivals. Even more impressive, however, are the achievements of Valley Black... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1915105/double-happiness-valley-men-and-women-wrap-titles-issue-warning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1915105/double-happiness-valley-men-and-women-wrap-titles-issue-warning?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:30:00 +0000 The battle for runners-up spot in the 2015-16 HKRU Premiership will be settled Saturday on the last match day of the league season when third-ranked Natixis HKFC host second-placed Leighton Asia HKCC. By the end of the day the Grand Championship play-offs picture will be set. The top two teams in the league – champions Societe Generale Valley and the winners of the Sports Road showdown – will enjoy a first-round bye while the remaining Premiership sides must compete in a knockout competition to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1914242/scramble-second-goes-down-wire-hkru-premiership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1914242/scramble-second-goes-down-wire-hkru-premiership?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Feb 2016 04:15:00 +0000 The highlight of this weekend’s HKRU Women’s Premiership triple-header at King’s Park will be the end-of-season clash between league champions Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies and league runners-up CPM Gai Wu Falcons. Valley boast the longest unbeaten run in Hong Kong rugby – 25 matches without loss – and a win over arch-rivals Gai Wu on Saturday would complete two perfect seasons and put them in prime position to defend their Grand Championship play-offs crown. As an indication of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1914183/high-flying-valley-black-gai-wu-falcons-face-gripping-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1914183/high-flying-valley-black-gai-wu-falcons-face-gripping-end?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:45:00 +0000 Natixis Hong Kong Football Club exploded for nine tries in a 57-7 romp over Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers on Saturday, putting them just one win away from securing a pass straight through to the Grand Championship semi-finals. HKFC’s emphatic bonus-point victory at Sports Road leaves them just four points out of second place in the HKRU Premiership standings behind Leighton Asia HKCC who failed to earn a bonus point in their 20-19 win over Sabre Kowloon on Saturday. Next weekend’s 15th and final... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1912822/nine-try-hkfc-crush-tigers-set-do-or-die-final-fling-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1912822/nine-try-hkfc-crush-tigers-set-do-or-die-final-fling-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:00:03 +0000 The season-ending play-offs don’t kick-off for another few weeks but many teams in the HKRU Premiership and HKRU Women’s Premiership are fighting like the Grand Championship has already started. With the obvious exception of men’s champions Societe Generale Valley and runaway women’s leaders Valley Black Ladies, those teams in the frame to secure second place in the standings have a round of must-win matches on Saturday. For the six HKRU Premiership sides, that coveted runners-up spot means a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1912447/top-flight-clubs-enter-final-stage-fight-week-ahead-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1912447/top-flight-clubs-enter-final-stage-fight-week-ahead-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:45:00 +0000 Societe Generale Valley’s perfect Premiership record was brought to a grinding halt by arch-rivals Natixis HKFC on Saturday after Matt Onesemo twice got over the line for the home side at Sports Road. The reserve prop’s second-half brace, scored in the space of just six minutes, sealed a 20-17 win for Club who moved into a tie for second place in the standings with Leighton Asia HKCC. HKCC finished on top Saturday – but only just – winning 42-41 after a 12-try thriller against Borrelli Walsh... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1907989/valleys-perfect-run-ended-club-hkcc-edge-tigers-12-try-thriller?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1907989/valleys-perfect-run-ended-club-hkcc-edge-tigers-12-try-thriller?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:15:15 +0000 Societe Generale Valley wrapped up the HKRU Premiership in emphatic style Saturday at Sandy Bay with a seven-try 45-10 romp over their nearest title rivals Leighton Asia HKCC. While few doubted Valley had sealed the 2015-16 league crown with their first win after the Christmas break, Saturday’s bonus-point victory with just three regular season games left means it is now a numerical impossibility for the boys in red to be overtaken. Now their attention will turn to completing a first unbeaten... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1904341/unstoppable-seven-try-valley-crush-hkcc-wrap-league-title-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1904341/unstoppable-seven-try-valley-crush-hkcc-wrap-league-title-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:15:00 +0000 Leighton Asia HKCC first team manager Richard Cooke expects a punishing fight against top-of-the table Societe Generale Valley at Sandy Bay on Saturday, but says it is a scrap his resurgent side can win if the Cricketers forwards front up. While second-placed HKCC go into the weekend buoyed by three consecutive wins dating back to November, Cooke is under no illusions about the size of the task his players face against Valley, who have a perfect 11-0 record this HKRU Premiership season. If we... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1903981/forward-thinking-we-must-front-halt-valley-juggernaut-says-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1903981/forward-thinking-we-must-front-halt-valley-juggernaut-says-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Jan 2016 03:15:30 +0000 Societe Generale Valley have already wrapped up the league title with a third of HKRU Premiership matches still to be played, but that isn’t slowing the other top-flight clubs facing off in this weekend’s final Super Saturday triple-header. With second place still being hotly contested and teams jostling to secure a top-four finish to reach the Grand Championship play-offs, coaches are promising a try-fest at Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday afternoon. Leighton Asia HKCC coach Deacon Manu is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1901748/super-saturday-promises-try-fest-clubs-begin-run-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1901748/super-saturday-promises-try-fest-clubs-begin-run-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:45:00 +0000 The first day of HKRU Premiership action in 2016 produced a major mid-table shuffle as Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish overcame Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 20-11 in a hard-fought match at The Rock while Societe Generale Valley hammered Sabre Kowloon 42-21. Scottish and Tigers had looked to rediscover early-season form following a run of pre-Christmas reversals, but despite the visitors spending much of the first period camped in the Scottish 22 the home team pulled ahead and held on for an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1899765/business-usual-tigers-tumble-hkru-premiership-undergoes-mid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1899765/business-usual-tigers-tumble-hkru-premiership-undergoes-mid?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jan 2016 11:00:15 +0000 Natixis HKFC pressed the runaway HKRU Premiership leaders very close at Happy Valley on Saturday but when push came to shove the home pack prevailed with Societe Generale Valley winning 13-6 to extend their perfect run to nine matches. In a bruising back-and-forth affair in keeping with the historic rivalry between the two sides, Valley took an early lead with a 45-metre penalty from fly-half Ben Rimene. Lock Adam Campbell scored the hosts’ only try, mid-way through the first half, with Rimene’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1890870/forward-planning-valley-still-perfect-after-bruising-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1890870/forward-planning-valley-still-perfect-after-bruising-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:30:45 +0000 Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday have the last chance before the Christmas break to end Valley’s eight-match win-streak in the HKRU Premiership, but success will require their best performance this season according to head coach Phil Bailey. At the top of an otherwise even 2015-16 league table Societe Generale Valley have built a commanding 15-point lead going into the ninth round and only third-placed Natixis HKFC can slow their arch-rivals when they meet at Happy Valley, with Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1889586/take-one-league-hkfc-need-best-show-halt-runaway-valley-winter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1889586/take-one-league-hkfc-need-best-show-halt-runaway-valley-winter?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:30:00 +0000 The winning streak goes on for Societe Generale Valley: eight in a row and the Ranfurly-style Broony Quaich in the bag after their 30-15 victory over Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish in HKRU Premiership action on Saturday. Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers leapfrogged Natixis HKFC into second place in the standings after a 24-18 win at King's Park. The match at Aberdeen Sports Ground between Leighton Asia HKCC and Sabre Kowloon was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. We had to call a few players up and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1887409/unbeaten-valley-secure-broony-quaich-win-number-eight-against?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1887409/unbeaten-valley-secure-broony-quaich-win-number-eight-against?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:42:35 +0000 A frantic shuffling of several top-flight decks has taken place ahead of this weekend’s eighth round of the men’s HKRU Premiership with some of the league’s top contenders preparing for potential season-changing match-ups. Undefeated Societe Generale Valley travel to Shek Kip Mei to fight Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish for the Broony Quaich and to extend their seven-match unbeaten start to the season. Scottish are tied third in the standings with Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers who face surging... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1886946/all-change-top-premiership-powerhouses-prepare-key-clashes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1886946/all-change-top-premiership-powerhouses-prepare-key-clashes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:30:15 +0000 A hard season for Leighton Asia Hong Kong Cricket Club got even tougher on Saturday after a nail-biting 21-16 loss to unbeaten Societe Generale Valley, while bottom-placed Sabre Kowloon got their first win this term with a surprise 33-19 romp over Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers. HKCC's narrow defeat at King's Park was compounded by injuries to key playmakers – including winger Tom McQueen (shoulder) and fly-half Gus Cameron (ankle fracture) – though they did earn a bonus point for keeping the losing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1884859/valley-make-it-seven-row-kowloon-grab-their-first-premiership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1884859/valley-make-it-seven-row-kowloon-grab-their-first-premiership?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Nov 2015 18:00:45 +0000 The Hong Kong Premiership resumes with some key match-ups Saturday after a hiatus for the Cup of Nations test series, with teams jockeying for position over the next three rounds before the league halts again for the Christmas break. Last season's Grand Championship finalists Societe Generale Valley and Leighton Asia Hong Kong Cricket Club will meet for the second time this season at Kings Park (kick-off 16:30), while second-placed Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers take on bottom-ranked Sabre Kowloon... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1884255/valley-win-streak-faces-major-threat-resurgent-hkcc-says-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1884255/valley-win-streak-faces-major-threat-resurgent-hkcc-says-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Nov 2015 08:00:45 +0000 The top three Hong Kong Premiership clubs all dispatched their bottom-half opponents Saturday though it wasn’t all easy going for Societe Generale Valley, Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers and Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish. Valley, the league’s only undefeated side after five rounds, kept their grip on the top of the table after beating Natixis HKFC 27-15. Second-placed Tigers overcame Leighton Asia HKCC 22-15, while HK Scottish edged Sabre Kowloon 6-3. The Women’s Premiership saw the first action in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1874561/top-three-maintain-stranglehold-premiership-tigers-keep-their?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1874561/top-three-maintain-stranglehold-premiership-tigers-keep-their?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Oct 2015 20:00:30 +0000 Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers confirmed their newfound status as genuine HKRU Premiership contenders on Saturday by standing up to Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish in a bruising encounter at King’s Park and coming away with a well-deserved 27-23 victory. The result sees Tigers, who before this season hadn’t won a top-flight game in two years, leapfrog Scottish into second place in the standings, four points behind unbeaten Societe Generale Valley who were pushed hard in victory over Sabre Kowloon 11-6.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1871825/tigers-withstand-scottish-onslaught-win-27-23-and-prove-they?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1871825/tigers-withstand-scottish-onslaught-win-27-23-and-prove-they?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Oct 2015 16:15:45 +0000 There will come a point in the very near future when Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers are no longer seen as underdogs or the “surprise package” of the HKRU Premiership. That day will come, but not yet … and almost certainly not this weekend when third-placed Tigers host second-placed Bloomberg HK Scottish at King’s Park in the fourth round of the fledgling 2015-16 season. Saturday’s other match-ups may appear easier to call – with unbeaten Societe Generale Valley hosting winless Sabre Kowloon and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1871483/tigers-look-shake-underdogs-tag-laying-down-big-marker-against?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1871483/tigers-look-shake-underdogs-tag-laying-down-big-marker-against?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:45:00 +0000 Societe Generale Valley vanquished an under-strength Leighton Asia HKCC 25-0 in the Hong Kong Premiership on Saturday. Normally a closely contested encounter, it was the widest margin of victory between the two sides in recent seasons. Valley came out the better in the match despite struggling to play to their intended pattern and losing three players to yellow cards in the second half. A high penalty count also marred the match. Valley held a 13-0 half-time lead after a penalty try and two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1869000/valley-power-home-against-under-strength-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1869000/valley-power-home-against-under-strength-hkcc?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:00:15 +0000 Grand champions Societe Generale Valley are expecting a backlash from league title holders Leighton Asia HKCC in another HKRU Premiership showdown Saturday. Valley and HKCC played each other to a standstill in every meeting last season, culminating in a gritty 18-15 Grand Championship win for Valley. Valley are coming off a 23-13 win over Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers in round two of the Premiership last weekend, while HKCC were stung by a defensive lapse that allowed Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1868700/valley-coach-jack-isaac-warns-players-brace-hkcc-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1868700/valley-coach-jack-isaac-warns-players-brace-hkcc-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:45:00 +0000 A torrent of second-half tries against Leighton Asia HKCC on Saturday earned Bloomberg HK Scottish a 34-15 bonus-point victory, driving them off the bottom of the HKRU Premiership ladder into a tie for second place. The win also saw the return to Shek Kip Mei of the Broony Quaich – a prize especially important to the boys from The Rock as it is named after one of their own. “The Quaich was a big driver for us,” said HK Scottish coach Craig Hammond. “We knew we would be up against it as we... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1866214/big-win-sees-hk-scottish-rocket-standings-tigers-fairy-tale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1866214/big-win-sees-hk-scottish-rocket-standings-tigers-fairy-tale?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:45:15 +0000 A topsy-turvy HKRU Premiership bounces back into action Saturday with a clash between two hard-hitting league titans taking second billing to Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers’ push to continue their fairytale start to the 2015-16 season. While league runners-up Bloomberg HK Scottish look to put an opening-round loss behind them when they travel to defending league champions Leighton Asia HKCC most, if not all, eyes will be glued to the Tigers-Valley match-up in Happy Valley. Last weekend, against a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1866017/intrigue-and-angst-cards-tigers-go-repeat-feat-against-valley?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1866017/intrigue-and-angst-cards-tigers-go-repeat-feat-against-valley?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:00:00 +0000 It’s been a long wait since we pulled down the shutters on last season, both in the domestic Premiership and after our historic draw against Japan(!), but the wait has been well worth it with the Rugby World Cup now at the business end, our own domestic competition back up and running and not forgetting Hong Kong’s international test series just a month away. We’ve yet to reach the finals and this year’s Rugby World Cup is already one to remember ... for the Japanese and English particularly,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/1865458/its-rugby-everywhere-you-look-and-what-feast-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/1865458/its-rugby-everywhere-you-look-and-what-feast-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Oct 2015 02:45:45 +0000 HKRU WOMEN’S GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2015-16 Grand Final Date Time Home Score Away Venue 12/03/16 16:30 Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies 12-10 CPM Gai Wu Falcons KP1 Grand Championship semi-finals Date Time Home Score Away Venue 05/03/16 15:00 Societe Generale Valley Black Ladies 74-0 Natixis HKFC Ice HV8 05/03/16 18:00 Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers 5-24 CPM Gai Wu Falcons KP1 Grand Championship quarter-finals Date Time Home Score Away Venue 27/02/16 16:30 CPM Gai Wu... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863789/hkru-womens-premiership-2015-16-standings-results?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863789/hkru-womens-premiership-2015-16-standings-results?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000 Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers, under new coach Craig Stewart, stormed to their first win in more than two seasons with a 26-14 victory over Natixis HKFC as the Hong Kong Rugby Union Premiership kicked off on Saturday. “It was a really positive start to the season,” said Stewart. “We controlled the game throughout and when we had momentum, we kept it. We didn’t let them create anything.” Tigers opened the scoring against HKFC in the fourth minute when prop Dan Barlow bulled over from in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863925/borrelli-walsh-tigers-roar-big-start-hkrfu-premiership-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863925/borrelli-walsh-tigers-roar-big-start-hkrfu-premiership-season?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:15:30 +0000 New coaches and talent kick off the Hong Kong Rugby Union Premiership season on Saturday. At Natixis Hong Kong Football Club, William Thomas, formerly with the Welsh Rugby Union, is the new director of rugby while former rugby league star Phil Bailey is the new coach. New players include winger-fullback Steve McCarron and hooker-flanker Johnnie McCormick-Houston. "Steve has shown his versatility in pre-season and Johnnie has shown he is a dynamic hooker," said Thomas. We have many new faces but... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863666/wealth-new-talent-kick-hong-kong-premiership-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863666/wealth-new-talent-kick-hong-kong-premiership-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:30:45 +0000 Two rounds into the Rugby World Cup and no prizes for guessing who is dominating discussions – Japan, Wales and match officials. Referees and those involved with training, coaching and selection of match officials are usually reluctant to publicly criticise other officials and I am not going to break ranks. Suffice to say, I am sure there will be some interesting reviews of decisions made by referees and their performance. One interesting point is the use of the TMO, which has led to much debate... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863004/why-rugby-values-not-big-tmo-debate-are-more-important-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1863004/why-rugby-values-not-big-tmo-debate-are-more-important-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:15:00 +0000 If you’ve been enjoying all the action on offer recently - from the Rugby World Cup, Asian Olympic sevens qualifiers and Natixis Cup to the men’s and women’s HKRU Premiership domestic leagues - then it might be time to get more involved because there’s a whole exciting world of rugby on your doorstep right here in Hong Kong! Rugby has been played in Hong Kong since the earliest days of settlement, but the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) was formed in 1953 and has been the governing body of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/rugby-community/article/1862964/how-you-can-get-involved-hong-kongs-game-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/rugby-community/article/1862964/how-you-can-get-involved-hong-kongs-game-all?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:30:30 +0000 Hong Kong national sevens and fifteens standout Matt Worley has joined Racing 92 on a professional academy contract, the French Top 14 club confirmed on Wednesday. The Hong Kong scrum-half and his HKFC backrow team-mate Pierce West – son of Natixis HKFC head coach Kevin West – have been on a two-month trial at the Racing Academy in Paris since the beginning of August. Racing’s head coach Laurent Labit and director of rugby Christophe Mombet were impressed by the skill-set and work ethic of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860796/rising-hong-kong-rugby-star-matt-worley-snapped-french-giants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860796/rising-hong-kong-rugby-star-matt-worley-snapped-french-giants?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:00:30 +0000 HKRU GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2015-16 Grand Final Date Time Home Score Away Venue 12/03/16 18:30 Societe Generale Valley 21-5 Leighton Asia HKCC KP1 Grand Championship semi-finals Date Time Home Score Away Venue 05/03/16 15:30 Leighton Asia HKCC 22-21 Sabre Kowloon ASG 05/03/16 16:30 Societe Generale Valley 48-7 Bloomberg HK Scottish HV8 Grand Championship quarter-finals Date Time Home Score Away Venue 27/02/16 16:30 Natixis HKFC 12-18 Sabre... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860793/hkru-premiership-2015-16-standings-results?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860793/hkru-premiership-2015-16-standings-results?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Hong Kong's domestic leagues will undergo profound changes from this season that will see the temporary "ring-fencing" of the top two leagues - the HKRU Premiership and Premiership A - in an effort to improve competitive standards and enhance the feeder system for the national team. The six existing Premiership clubs - Societe Generale Valley, Leighton Asia HKCC, Natixis Hong Kong Football Club, Bloomberg Hong Kong Scottish, Abacus Kowloon and Borrelli Walsh USRC Tigers - will retain their spots... https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860535/hkrfu-revamps-domestic-leagues-effort-strengthen-national-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/fifteens/article/1860535/hkrfu-revamps-domestic-leagues-effort-strengthen-national-team?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:30:45 +0000