The move comes after the World Rugby Council unanimously backed a recommendation that unions take part in trials in community game
Under-19 and under-16 matches will pit Hong Kong-based talent against overseas-based counterparts in a return to the event’s traditional format.
Valley Dinosaurs take women’s title while Valley Knackered Nags triumph in men’s vets competition.
Founder Aaron Stadlin-Robbie launches ‘Walk and Talk’ and ‘Talking Mental Hub’ to close gaps in resources and quality care – ‘anyone with a brain has mental health issues’.
‘I was always really scared to go to a court or park because there are a lot of guys there’ says one student as WISE HK rolls out coaching sessions, company visits and gender role discussions for city’s young women.
‘We’re just not prepared to put the future of Hong Kong rugby in jeopardy,’ says Hong Kong Rugby Union chairman Patrick Donovan as the Covid-19 Delta variant and worldwide travel restrictions force their hand.
Stuart Krohn and Gary Cross, who played under Rowark in the early 90s, pay tribute to the Englishman for his leadership, inspiration and humour
The Englishman who was arguably Hong Kong’s most successful sevens coach dies in the United Kingdom after a battle with cancer.
Hong Kong Football Club player John McCormick-Houston helps to double the club’s ‘HKFC Rugby to Hanoi’ virtual distance challenge, saying ‘it was a way to give back to the sport that has provided me with so much’.
Two 11-year-old Nepali students are thankful to be outside with friends after a difficult few months as IBEL school head and Rugby Union chief community officer lay out plans to bridge social gaps.
Hong Kong Rugby Union CEO Robbie McRobbie is optimistic of an Easter weekend return for all domestic leagues and looks forward to return of rugby members in quarantine.
The Elite Rugby Programme, comprising 30 professional athletes and five staff, will not have their contracts renewed after June, but men’s and women’s sevens and the women’s 15s escape cutbacks.
Patrick Donovan recalls city protests ‘literally days after’ his election in 2019, then being blindsided by the pandemic, but says domestic and international set-ups are trending in a ‘strong direction’.
The 37-year-old Asia Rugby and World Rugby senior member takes over from Rick Santos after a unanimous vote of approval from the board’s trustees.
Hong Kong Rugby Union CEO Robbie McRobbie ‘disappointed but relieved’ after World Rugby agrees to postpone marquee event, but says competing teams were ‘desperate’ to travel to the city had event gone ahead in April.
Hong Kong Rugby Union and World Rugby mutually agree postponement from April to November, similar to this year’s Sevens, which was ultimately cancelled.
A mother and two children, still grieving after November blaze, offered a HK$12,000 helping hand from learning centre and rugby fund raisers – ‘It was really heart-warming’.
Hong Kong rugby community’s Gareth Wilde, Terry Hart and James Swatton share their experiences of surviving cancer and the subsequent mental toil during Movember month.
Survey of over 12,500 community members reveals average player is male, Chinese and lives in New Territories, while women only make up 28 per cent of overall participation.
Claudia Ling Leung outlines her staggering 360km charity row after a difficult few years which saw her father diagnosed with prostate cancer and her uncle take his own life.
Hong Kong mini rugby chairman Olly Stratton targets its first festival of the new season ‘at the end of November’ as it strictly follows HKRU’s ‘Return to Play’ programme.