 | |
| Union | Hong Kong Rugby Football Union |
|---|---|
| Coach | Jevon Groves |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in1993) |
| Best result | 10th (1997) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | ||
 | 2022 Hangzhou | Team |
| 2018 Jakarta | Team |
 | 2014 Incheon | Team |
| 2010 Guangzhou | Team |
| East Asian Games | ||
| 2009 Hong Kong | Team |
TheHong Kong national rugby sevens team is a regular participant in theRugby World Cup Sevens. The team's greatest achievements include winning the gold medal at the2018 Asian Games inJakarta and winning theAsian Sevens Series a record 8 times.
The men’s and women’s Hong Kong national sevens teams were granted elite sport status by theHong Kong Sports Institute on 1 April 2013, which means the HKRFU national sevens teams receive an annual stipend to be distributed to qualified players from the target teams.[1]
In November 2013, former Wales sevens coachGareth Baber took over as head of the men's rugby sevens programme at theHong Kong Sports Institute. At the same time former coach,Dai Rees, was promoted to be the HKRFU's head of technical development and performance.[2][3]
They qualified for the2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series inDubai. In round one of the tournament, they were knocked out of the quarter-final byGermany. They went on to beatGeorgia for seventh place.[4][5] They finished the overall series in fifth place.[6]
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1993 | Group Stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 1997 | Plate Finalist | 10th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 2001 | Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 2005 | Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 2009 | Bowl Semifinalist | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2013 | Bowl Quarterfinalist | 21st | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2018 | Bowl Finalist | 18th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 2022 | 19th Place Final | 19th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| Asian Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1998 | Classification | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 2002 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 2006 | Classification | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 2010 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2018 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 Titles | N/A | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Asia Rugby Sevens Series record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Ref |
 2009 | 2nd Runner Up | 3rd | [7] | ||||
| 2010 | Plate | 5th | [8][9] | ||||
| 2011 | Runner-Up | 2nd | [10] | ||||
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | [11] | ||||
 2013 | Runner-Up | 2nd | [12] | ||||
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | [13] | ||||
 2015 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | [14] |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | [15] |
| 2019 | Runner-Up | 2nd | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | [16] |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | [17] |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | - | - | - | - | [18] |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | - | - | - | - | [19] |
| Total | 7 Titles | N/A | 98 | 84 | 13 | 1 | |
Squad for the2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series inDubai.[20]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 4 | Pierce Mackinlay-West |
| 5 | Callum McCullough |
| 6 | Liam Doherty |
| 7 | Harry Sayers |
| 8 | Max Denmark |
| 9 | Bryn Phillips |
| 10 | Russell Webb |
| 11 | Seb Brien |
| 17 | Fong Kit Fung |
| 20 | James Christie |
| 27 | Cado Lee |
| 54 | Liam Herbert |
As of 27 September 2021, or after the2021 Canada Sevens[21]
